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Your storiesYou are in: Nottingham > People > Your stories > A place to remember  A place to rememberFilm by Christopher Samples Born and raised as a Jew in Poland, Simon Winston tells us what the Holocaust Centre means to him. Simon was born in Poland in 1938. He was just a toddler at the start of World War Two. As a Jew he knew persecution from an early age. During the war he lost both friends and family. When the Germans invaded Poland he fled his home in Radzivillov and went into hiding. Soon after the end of the war his father put him and his brother on a boat to England. MemoriesFor years he didn't tell anyone about his history. Then, one day, he came across an advert in a local newspaper about a Holocaust museum in Laxton, Nottinghamshire, close to his home.  Holocaust Centre, Nottinghamshire "I'd never heard of such a thing. "There weren't any holocaust memorial centres as far as I knew." In fact the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre is the only one of its kind in England. "I popped over and what I saw was amazing." The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites A voiceHe has been lecturing at the Holocaust Centre for the last 13 years. "The place is so precious. It is irreplaceable." Help playing audio/video last updated: 31/07/2009 at 15:12 SEE ALSOYou are in: Nottingham > People > Your stories > A place to remember About 'My Notts'Nottinghamshire is full of beautiful locations that are rightly know the world over. Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle, Trent Bridge and the River Trent all trip off the tongue. But which location means most to you? It could be somewhere romantic, a place of peace and tranquility, even your favourite pub. Contact us on the link below and tell us your favourite Nottinghamshire location and why it means so much to you. Does it bring back childhood memories, your first kiss, just your ideal spot to escape from the rat race? Make sure you include a contact telephone number because we might want to film you in your special location and include you on our map. Try not to think of the obvious places. Let's show people there's more to Nottinghamshire than Robin Hood country. 
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