 The gift was in appreciation of the response by the German public to their albums "Neue Songs Der Welt (New Songs of the World)" and "Das Neue Esther & Abi Ofarim Album (The New Esther & Abi Ofarim)".They became the top-selling pop act in West Germany since the war.Their album "The New Esther & Abi Ofarim", which was produced by Abi, topped the German pop charts for many weeks.