Holocaust Victims Demand Nigel Farage to Say Sorry Over Alleged Antisemitic Remarks.

A collective of Holocaust survivors has called for that Nigel Farage tell the truth and express remorse for reported anti-Jewish abuse he reportedly directed toward Jewish pupils during his youth.

The political party leader has said he never insulted anyone with malicious intent, framing it may have been mere "schoolyard talk".

"As Shoah survivors, we grasp the grave risk of words of hatred – for we have witnessed where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a open letter.

"It is crucial to understand: lauding Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or hurling racist abuse is not teasing. Not among children. Not anywhere."

A Pointed Inquiry

The correspondence asks straightforward questions to the public figure: "Is it true you said ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ and mimicked gas chambers? Did you subject your classmates to antisemitic abuse?"

Those Who Signed

The group of 11 survivors includes individuals with harrowing personal experiences from the Holocaust.

• Hedi Argent, who lost 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 in hiding.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later transferred to Bergen-Belsen, where she was freed.

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

Increasing Allegations

This action follows the dismissal of related allegations by more than two dozen or more former pupils and teachers as "fabricated nonsense" by a deputy leader.

Since the initial report, further individuals from that era have spoken out. Nearly thirty people connected to the school now claim they observed racist or antisemitic behaviour by him.

One well-known allegation comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish award-winning director, who said that a teenage Farage would come near him and repeat the phrases "Hitler had the correct idea" and "gas them", at times making a long hiss to simulate the sound of poison gas.

Additional Claims

More individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds have also shared experiences with stories of targeted insults.

• Cyrus Oshidar said he was called a "racial slur" and has dismissed the notion that such actions were without intent.
• Another individual with Asian roots described him as an "open racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was correct" as a form of "ethnic harassment".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The final appeal poses a final dilemma to Farage: "If you deny saying those words, do you mean that dozens of individuals are fabricating their stories? If you did say them, now is the opportunity to admit your error and make amends."

"Individuals who hope to lead our country should under no circumstances create division by ethnicity or faith. Anti-Jewish bigotry must never become acceptable. This moment is about personal accountability. The decision is yours, Mr Farage."