Shoah Survivors Demand Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Reported Anti-Jewish Statements.

A coalition of Holocaust survivors has publicly demanded that Nigel Farage admit the facts and issue an apology for alleged anti-Jewish comments attributed to him toward Jewish schoolmates during his time at school.

The political party leader has claimed he never targeted anyone with the aim to hurt, framing it may have been mere "playground banter".

"Being Holocaust survivors, we understand the deadly peril of words of hatred – for we have witnessed where such words inevitably end," stated the survivors in a missive.

"It is crucial to understand: lauding Hitler, mocking gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not teasing. Not in a playground. Not under any circumstances."

An Unequivocal Demand

The letter poses blunt questions to the public figure: "Did you say ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ and mimicked gas chambers? Did you target your fellow pupils to bigoted harassment?"

The Signatories

The collective of 11 survivors includes individuals with devastating personal stories from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who was bereaved of 27 members of her family.
• Simon Winston, who was imprisoned in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and spending the rest of the war in hiding.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was deported 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 characterisation of corroborating testimony by more than two dozen or more alumni and teachers as "made-up twaddle" by a high-ranking official.

Since the initial report, further individuals from that era have shared their stories. Nearly thirty people connected to the school now claim they saw bigoted conduct by him.

One notable testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish-born Bafta and Emmy-winning director, who said that a young Farage would approach him and say the phrases "Hitler was right" and "gas them", at times adding a long hiss to imitate the sound of poison gas.

Further Allegations

More individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds have also spoken publicly with stories of targeted insults.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was branded a "Paki" and has labelled as rubbish the notion that such actions were devoid of malice.
• Another student of Asian heritage described him as an "blatant racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell had a point" as a form of "racial intimidation".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The survivors' letter poses a final question 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 moment to admit your error and apologise."

"Those who aspire to lead our country should under no circumstances divide people by ethnicity or faith. Antisemitic hatred must never become acceptable. This moment is about moral responsibility. The decision is your own, Mr Farage."