Shoah Victims Call On Nigel Farage to Say Sorry Over Claimed Anti-Jewish Remarks.

A coalition of Shoah survivors has publicly demanded that Nigel Farage be honest and express remorse for reported anti-Jewish taunts he reportedly directed toward Jewish students during his school days.

The Reform UK leader has previously stated he never targeted anyone with the aim to hurt, suggesting it may have been mere "childish teasing".

"As Holocaust survivors, we comprehend the profound danger of words of hatred – for we have experienced firsthand where such words can lead," declared the survivors in a missive.

"We must be unambiguous: expressing admiration for Hitler, jeering at gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not banter. Not in a playground. Not anywhere."

An Unequivocal Demand

The document poses blunt questions to the political figure: "Are the claims accurate that you stated ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ accompanied by mimicking gas chambers? Did you subject your classmates to anti-Jewish taunts?"

The Signatories

The group of 11 survivors contains individuals with devastating personal experiences from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who saw the murder of 27 members of her family.
• Simon Winston, who was imprisoned in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and living through the rest of the war concealed.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau and later incarcerated at 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 intervention follows the rejection of related accounts by more than two dozen or more former pupils and teachers as "made-up twaddle" by a deputy leader.

Since the initial report, additional former pupils have shared their stories. Twenty-eight people connected to the school now claim they observed racist or antisemitic behaviour by him.

One notable allegation comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish-born award-winning director, who recalls that a young Farage would approach him and say the phrases "Hitler was correct" and "send them to the gas chambers", sometimes adding a prolonged hissing sound to imitate the sound of poison gas.

Additional Claims

Additional alumni from ethnic minorities have also shared experiences with allegations of personal harassment.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was referred to as a "Paki" and has rejected the idea that such actions were not meant to hurt.
• Another pupil of Asian descent described him as an "open racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was correct" as a form of "racial bullying".

A Concluding Demand

The survivors' letter asks a concluding question to Farage: "By denying saying those words, are you claiming that scores of witnesses are lying? If you did say them, now is the time to take responsibility and make amends."

"Individuals who aspire to lead our country should not ever create division by background or belief. Anti-Jewish bigotry must always be confronted. This moment is about ethical duty. The choice is your own, Mr Farage."