Holocaust Victims Call On Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Claimed Antisemitic Comments.

A group of Shoah survivors has called for that Nigel Farage admit the facts and apologise for alleged anti-Jewish abuse he is said to have made toward Jewish schoolmates during his school days.

The Reform UK leader has previously stated he never targeted anyone with malicious intent, suggesting it may have been mere "schoolyard talk".

"Being Shoah survivors, we understand the profound danger of bigoted language – because we have seen where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a open letter.

"Let us be clear: praising Hitler, mocking gas chambers, or directing racial slurs is not simple joking. Not among children. Not ever."

An Unequivocal Demand

The letter poses direct questions to the public figure: "Is it true you said ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ while mimicking gas chambers? Did you subject your peers to bigoted harassment?"

The Signatories

The group of 11 survivors contains 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 held in a ghetto before fleeing in 1942 and living through the rest of the war concealed.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later moved to Bergen-Belsen, where she was rescued.

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

Increasing Allegations

This action comes after the rejection of related testimony by more than two dozen alumni and teachers as "fabricated nonsense" by a senior party figure.

After the story broke, further individuals from that era have spoken out. Nearly thirty former pupils and teachers now state they witnessed bigoted conduct by him.

One prominent testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish-born award-winning director, who said that a teenage Farage would approach him and repeat the phrases "Hitler had the correct idea" and "gas them", sometimes making a prolonged hissing sound to mimic the sound of the gas chambers.

A Broader Pattern

Additional alumni from diverse backgrounds have likewise come forward with allegations of direct abuse.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was referred to as a "racial slur" and has rejected the notion that such actions were devoid of malice.
• Another individual with Asian roots characterised him as an "open racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was right" as a form of "ethnic harassment".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The survivors' letter asks a concluding dilemma to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, do you mean that dozens of individuals are not telling the truth? Should the allegations be true, now is the time to take responsibility and apologise."

"Those who hope to lead our country should never sow discord by race or religion. Hatred of Jews must always be confronted. This moment is about ethical duty. The path forward is yours, Mr Farage."