Wollongong urged to take swift action if Nazi claims against local identity are proven

Bronius ‘Bob’ Sredersas, who donated his art collection to Wollongong. The mayor says he first learned of allegations Sredersas was a Nazi collaborator from the media. Photograph: ABC

A Lithuanian immigrant who may have been a Nazi collaborator during the second world war should be “removed from the fabric of Wollongong” if the claims can be verified, the New South Wales Jewish community says.

Bronius “Bob” Sredersas was a folk hero and former steelworker who has been a celebrated figure since he donated his art collection to the Wollongong Art Gallery in 1976 before his death in 1982.