Holocaust Victims Call On Nigel Farage to Say Sorry Over Alleged Anti-Jewish Remarks.

A collective of Holocaust survivors has called for that Nigel Farage admit the facts and apologise for reported anti-Jewish taunts attributed to him toward Jewish pupils during his time at school.

The political party leader has previously stated he never racially abused anyone with deliberate cruelty, suggesting it may have been mere "childish teasing".

"Being Shoah survivors, we grasp the profound danger of hateful words – because we have seen where such words ultimately lead," declared the survivors in a missive.

"It is crucial to understand: lauding Hitler, mimicking gas chambers, or hurling racist abuse is not banter. Not among children. Not under any circumstances."

A Pointed Inquiry

The document asks direct questions to the political figure: "Did you say ‘Hitler was right’ and ‘gas them,’ accompanied by mimicking gas chambers? Did you target your classmates to bigoted harassment?"

Those Who Signed

The group of 11 survivors features individuals with harrowing personal histories from the Nazi genocide.

• Hedi Argent, who saw the murder of 27 members of her immediate and extended family.
• Simon Winston, who was confined to a ghetto before fleeing in 1942 and spending the rest of the war concealed.
• Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later incarcerated at 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.

Mounting Testimony

This intervention is a response to the dismissal of similar accounts by more than two dozen or more ex-schoolmates and teachers as "made-up twaddle" by a senior party figure.

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

One prominent testimony comes from Peter Ettedgui, a Jewish-born 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", sometimes adding a prolonged hissing sound to simulate the sound of gas chambers.

A Broader Pattern

More individuals from diverse backgrounds have also shared experiences with accounts of personal harassment.

• Cyrus Oshidar stated he was called a "Paki" and has labelled as rubbish the notion that such actions were not meant to hurt.
• Another student of Asian heritage portrayed him as an "blatant racist" who would use the phrase "Enoch Powell was correct" as a form of "racial bullying".

The Ultimate Question

The missive from survivors puts forth an ultimate dilemma to Farage: "Should you continue to deny saying those words, are you claiming that 20 former classmates and teachers are fabricating their stories? If the words were spoken, now is the opportunity to acknowledge you were wrong and say sorry."

"People who hope to lead our country should under no circumstances create division by background or belief. Hatred of Jews must never become acceptable. This moment is about moral responsibility. The choice is your own, Mr Farage."