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

A collective of Shoah survivors has called for that Nigel Farage tell the truth and apologise for alleged anti-Jewish abuse he is said to have made toward Jewish schoolmates during his time at school.

The Reform UK leader has claimed he never insulted anyone with the aim to hurt, proposing it may have been mere "playground banter".

"As Shoah survivors, we comprehend the deadly peril of words of hatred – because we have seen where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a missive.

"We must be unambiguous: expressing admiration for Hitler, mocking gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not teasing. Not among children. Not anywhere."

A Pointed Inquiry

The correspondence puts forth 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 peers to bigoted harassment?"

The Signatories

The collective of eleven survivors features individuals with deeply traumatic personal stories from the Holocaust.

• Hedi Argent, who lost 27 members of her immediate and extended family.
• Simon Winston, who was confined to a ghetto before escaping in 1942 and spending the rest of the war in hiding.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later transferred to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated.

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

Growing Accounts

This public letter comes after the characterisation of corroborating allegations by more than two dozen or more former pupils and teachers as "fabricated nonsense" by a deputy leader.

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

One notable account comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish Bafta and Emmy-winning director, who has stated that a young Farage would come near him and say the phrases "Hitler was correct" and "gas them", at times including a prolonged hissing sound to mimic the sound of gas chambers.

Further Allegations

Other former pupils from ethnic minorities have likewise shared experiences with allegations of direct abuse.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was branded a "racial slur" and has rejected the idea that such actions were without intent.
• Another pupil of Asian descent described him as an "avowed bigot" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was correct" as a form of "ethnic harassment".

A Concluding Demand

The final appeal puts forth an ultimate challenge to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, is your position that dozens of individuals are fabricating their stories? If the words were spoken, now is the opportunity to acknowledge you were wrong and apologise."

"Individuals who seek to govern our country should never create division by background or belief. Anti-Jewish bigotry must never be normalised. This moment is about personal accountability. The path forward is yours, Mr Farage."