Holocaust Survivors Demand Nigel Farage to Say Sorry Over Reported Anti-Jewish Remarks.

A coalition of Shoah survivors has called for that Nigel Farage tell the truth and express remorse for alleged antisemitic abuse attributed to him toward Jewish pupils during his youth.

The Reform UK leader has claimed he never insulted anyone with malicious intent, proposing it may have been mere "childish teasing".

"As Holocaust survivors, we comprehend the grave risk of hateful words – for we have experienced firsthand where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a open letter.

"Let us be clear: expressing admiration for Hitler, jeering at gas chambers, or directing racial slurs is not simple joking. Not in a playground. Not ever."

A Pointed Inquiry

The document poses direct questions to the political figure: "Is it true you said ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ accompanied by mimicking gas chambers? Did you expose your fellow pupils to anti-Jewish taunts?"

The Signatories

The group of eleven survivors contains individuals with deeply traumatic personal experiences from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who lost 27 members of her immediate and extended family.
• Simon Winston, who was imprisoned in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and spending the rest of the war in hiding.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau and later incarcerated at Bergen-Belsen, where she was freed.

The remaining survivors include Janine Webber, Edith Jayne, Helen Aronson, Ruth Barnett, John Fieldsend, Susan Pollack, Hanneke Dye and Agnes Kaposi.

Growing Accounts

This intervention follows the rejection of corroborating allegations by more than two dozen or more alumni and teachers as "made-up twaddle" by a high-ranking official.

Following the publication, more contemporaries have spoken out. Twenty-eight people connected to the school now state they witnessed prejudiced actions by him.

One well-known testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish award-winning director, who has stated that a young Farage would come near him and say the phrases "Hitler had the correct idea" and "send them to the gas chambers", at times adding a long hiss to mimic the sound of the gas chambers.

Further Allegations

More individuals from diverse backgrounds have additionally shared experiences with allegations of targeted insults.

• Cyrus Oshidar claimed he was called a "Paki" and has dismissed the claim that such actions were without intent.
• Another student of Asian heritage characterised him as an "open racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was right" as a form of "ethnic harassment".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The final appeal asks a concluding dilemma to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, do you mean that 20 former classmates and teachers are not telling the truth? If the words were spoken, now is the time to take responsibility and make amends."

"People who seek to govern our country should not ever sow discord by race or religion. Hatred of Jews must never become acceptable. This moment is about moral responsibility. The decision is yours, Mr Farage."