Holocaust Survivors Demand Nigel Farage to Apologise Over Reported Anti-Jewish Remarks.

A coalition of Shoah survivors has publicly demanded that Nigel Farage be honest and express remorse for reported antisemitic comments he reportedly directed toward Jewish pupils during his school days.

The political party leader has said he never insulted anyone with malicious intent, suggesting it may have been mere "childish teasing".

"As Holocaust survivors, we comprehend the deadly peril of words of hatred – for we have seen where such words inevitably end," wrote the survivors in a letter.

"It is crucial to understand: lauding Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or shouting racist insults is not simple joking. Not among children. Not ever."

A Pointed Inquiry

The document puts forth straightforward questions to the political figure: "Is it true you said ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ while mimicking gas chambers? Did you expose your fellow pupils to anti-Jewish taunts?"

The Signatories

The collective of 11 survivors includes individuals with harrowing personal histories from the Holocaust.

• Hedi Argent, who saw the murder of 27 members of her family.
• Simon Winston, who was imprisoned in a ghetto before breaking out in 1942 and living through the rest of the war as a fugitive.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was imprisoned at Auschwitz-Birkenau and later moved to Bergen-Belsen, where she was freed.

Additional names on the letter 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 "made-up twaddle" by a senior party figure.

After the story broke, further individuals from that era have spoken out. Nearly thirty former pupils and teachers now assert they witnessed racist or antisemitic behaviour by him.

One prominent testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish award-winning director, who recalls that a young Farage would sidle up to him and say the phrases "Hitler had the correct idea" and "gas them", on occasion including a long hiss to mimic the sound of gas chambers.

Additional Claims

Additional alumni from minority ethnic backgrounds have likewise come forward with stories of targeted insults.

• Cyrus Oshidar claimed he was referred to as a "racial slur" and has rejected the claim that such actions were devoid of malice.
• Another individual with Asian roots described him as an "avowed bigot" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was right" as a form of "racial intimidation".

The Survivors' Final Appeal

The final appeal asks a concluding dilemma to Farage: "If you deny saying those words, are you claiming that scores of witnesses are fabricating their stories? If you did say them, now is the moment to admit your error and say sorry."

"Individuals who aspire to lead our country should under no circumstances create division by race or religion. Hatred of Jews must always be confronted. This moment is about ethical duty. The decision is your own, Mr Farage."