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Cassandra Morgan

Holocaust survivors call for salute ban

Holocaust survivors and supporters are urging Victoria's government to ban the 'Heil Hitler' salute. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Holocaust survivors are calling on the Victorian premier to ban the Nazi salute, saying the gesture brings back the memories and pain of millions of Jewish people murdered.

The push for change on International Holocaust Remembrance Day follows a spate of recent incidents in the state - among them, neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell giving the salute outside court in December, the Anti-Defamation Commission said.

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