Holocaust Survivors Demand Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Reported Antisemitic Remarks.

A collective of Holocaust survivors has called for that Nigel Farage admit the facts and express remorse for reported anti-Jewish taunts attributed to him toward Jewish schoolmates during his school days.

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

"Being Shoah survivors, we understand the deadly peril of words of hatred – because we have experienced firsthand where such words ultimately lead," wrote the survivors in a letter.

"It is crucial to understand: expressing admiration for Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or hurling racist abuse is not banter. Not on a schoolyard. Not anywhere."

An Unequivocal Demand

The letter asks direct questions to the political figure: "Is it true you said ‘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 devastating personal stories from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who saw the murder of 27 members of her immediate and extended family.
• Simon Winston, who was held in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and living through the rest of the war as a fugitive.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to 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 testimony by more than two dozen or more ex-schoolmates and teachers as "complete fiction" by a senior party figure.

After the story broke, further individuals from that era have come forward. 28 people connected to the school now state they witnessed prejudiced actions by him.

One prominent testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish Bafta and Emmy-winning director, who recalls that a young Farage would come near him and repeat the phrases "Hitler was correct" and "send them to the gas chambers", at times making a prolonged hissing sound to imitate the sound of the gas chambers.

Further Allegations

Additional alumni from diverse backgrounds have also come forward with stories of direct abuse.

• Cyrus Oshidar claimed he was referred to as a "Paki" and has labelled as rubbish the notion 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 was correct" as a form of "racial bullying".

The Ultimate Question

The final appeal puts forth an ultimate question to Farage: "If you deny saying those words, do you mean that dozens of individuals are lying? Should the allegations be true, now is the opportunity to acknowledge you were wrong and make amends."

"People who hope to lead our country should never create division by background or belief. Anti-Jewish bigotry must always be confronted. This moment is about ethical duty. The path forward is yours, Mr Farage."