Shoah Victims Demand Nigel Farage to Make Amends Over Claimed Anti-Jewish Statements.

A coalition of Holocaust survivors has insisted that Nigel Farage admit the facts and express remorse for reported antisemitic abuse he is said to have made toward Jewish students during his school days.

The political party leader has previously stated he never targeted anyone with the aim to hurt, suggesting it may have been mere "schoolyard talk".

"Being Holocaust survivors, we comprehend the grave risk of hateful words – because we have experienced firsthand where such words ultimately lead," stated the survivors in a letter.

"We must be unambiguous: praising Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not banter. Not on a schoolyard. Not anywhere."

A Direct Question

The correspondence poses straightforward questions to the party leader: "Are the claims accurate that you stated ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ while mimicking gas chambers? Did you target your fellow pupils to antisemitic abuse?"

Those Who Signed

The group of eleven survivors features individuals with harrowing personal histories from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who saw the murder of 27 members of her immediate and extended family.
• Simon Winston, who was confined to a ghetto before fleeing in 1942 and spending the rest of the war concealed.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later moved to Bergen-Belsen, where she was rescued.

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

Growing Accounts

This action is a response to the rejection of related accounts by more than two dozen alumni and teachers as "complete fiction" by a high-ranking official.

Following the publication, additional former pupils have come forward. 28 ex-students and educators now state they witnessed prejudiced actions by him.

One prominent testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish award-winning director, who said that a young Farage would come near him and say the phrases "Hitler was correct" and "gas them", at times making a prolonged hissing sound to mimic the sound of the gas chambers.

Further Allegations

Additional alumni from diverse backgrounds have additionally shared experiences with allegations of targeted insults.

• Cyrus Oshidar claimed he was referred to as a "Paki" and has labelled as rubbish the idea that such actions were without intent.
• Another pupil of Asian descent described him as an "open racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell had a point" as a form of "racial bullying".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The survivors' letter puts forth an ultimate question to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, do you mean that scores of witnesses are fabricating their stories? If the words were spoken, now is the opportunity to take responsibility and make amends."

"Those who aspire to lead our country should never sow discord by race or religion. Antisemitic hatred must never be normalised. This moment is about moral responsibility. The decision is yours, Mr Farage."