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SW: Simon Weinstein and brother just after war

SW: Press covering of the unveiling of a sculpture commissioned by SW.

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Arrived in Britain:

Place of Birth:

Born:

in 1947

Radyvyliv

Experiences:

In Hiding – Poland

Radzivilov Ghetto

Displaced Persons Camp

Interview number:

55

Interview Summary:

Simon Weinstein was born in Radzivilov, Poland (now Ukraine), in 1938, into a middle class orthodox Jewish family. He was held in the ghetto in Radzivilov after the German invasion of USSR and witnessed atrocities, but escaped with his family and survived in hiding. He came to Britain in 1948 via Displaced Persons camps in Bytom (Poland) and Hofgeismar, near Kassel. His family settled near his uncle in Nottingham. His mother died and his father left for Israel, but Simon integrated into British society through National Service and he became a mathematics teacher. Keen to help Beth Shalom Centre in Nottinghamshire.

There are still little Hitlers about and there are still situations where people have to leave their country, otherwise they die. So they become refugees. Give them an opportunity to live. And if it means making room for them in this country or another country, so be it. There is room.