Shoah Victims Call On Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Alleged Anti-Jewish Remarks.

A collective of Shoah survivors has publicly demanded that Nigel Farage tell the truth and express remorse for alleged antisemitic abuse he is said to have made toward Jewish pupils during his time at school.

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

"Being Shoah survivors, we grasp the grave risk of bigoted language – because we have witnessed where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a missive.

"We must be unambiguous: lauding Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not simple joking. Not on a schoolyard. Not under any circumstances."

A Direct Question

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 classmates to antisemitic abuse?"

The Survivors

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

• Hedi Argent, who was bereaved of 27 members of her family.
• Simon Winston, who was held in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and living through the rest of the war concealed.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later incarcerated at Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated.

Additional names on the letter include Janine Webber, Edith Jayne, Helen Aronson, Ruth Barnett, John Fieldsend, Susan Pollack, Hanneke Dye and Agnes Kaposi.

Growing Accounts

This action follows the characterisation of similar testimony by more than two dozen or more alumni and teachers as "complete fiction" by a deputy leader.

After the story broke, further individuals from that era have come forward. 28 former pupils and teachers now state they saw prejudiced actions by him.

One well-known allegation comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish award-winning director, who recalls that a teenage Farage would sidle up to him and utter the phrases "Hitler was right" and "send them to the gas chambers", on occasion adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of poison gas.

Additional Claims

Additional alumni from minority ethnic backgrounds have likewise shared experiences with allegations of direct abuse.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was referred to as a "racial slur" and has rejected the claim that such actions were devoid of malice.
• Another student of Asian heritage portrayed him as an "avowed bigot" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell had a point" as a form of "racial bullying".

The Ultimate Question

The final appeal asks a concluding challenge to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, do you mean that scores of witnesses are not telling the truth? If the words were spoken, now is the opportunity to take responsibility and make amends."

"Those who hope to lead our country should never sow discord by ethnicity or faith. Antisemitic hatred must always be confronted. This moment is about personal accountability. The decision is yours, Mr Farage."