Australian students slammed for dressing up as Nazi officers and concentration camp prisoners

In one photo posted to Instagram, three students are seen wearing the apparel of concentration camp prisoners, complete with “Jude” yellow Stars of David on their arms, while another looms behind them dressed in Nazi uniform.

Dvir Abramovich, chairman of Australia’s Anti-Defamation Commission, described the outfits as “enormously disturbing”, saying the students had “crossed every line of decency.”

In a statement, he said: “Such vulgar, insensitive and shocking behaviour not only mocked the suffering of the victims of racism and genocide, but trivialized the human horrors perpetrated by the Nazis”.

Charles Stuart University’s Vice Chancellor Andrew Vann told Fairfax Media that his institution would be “taking the strongest possible action” and investigating the issue.

“We’re really disappointed that this kind of behaviour is associated with us. It’s not appropriate, it doesn’t match the university’s values,” he added.

.@CharlesSturtUni Vice Chancellor Andrew Vann says he’s appalled by images posted by Wagga students at a “politically incorrect” party overnight @WINNews_Riv pic.twitter.com/GzkZbdWmfF

— Jordan Matthews (@JMatthewsWIN) June 15, 2018