Welcome to the Holocaust Centre

The Holocaust Centre celebrated its 10th anniversary in September 2005.

When it opened in September 1995, it was Britain's first dedicated Holocaust Memorial and Education Centre.  It was called Beth Shalom, the place of peace.  It soon became a place of education, a place of memory, a place of testimony, a place of art, a place of academia, and much more besides. 

The Centre was created in the grounds of a former farmhouse, in the village of Laxton on the edge of Sherwood Forest in North Nottinghamshire.  The surrounding countryside provides a peaceful setting and the Centre itself is set in two acres of beautiful landscaped gardens.

The Centre provides a range of facilities for people of all backgrounds and persuasions to explore the history and implications of the Holocaust.  It houses a permanent exhibition on the Nazi period and offers space for reflection in the memorial rose gardens.  There are also seminar and research facilities used by students, teachers, scholars, professionals and many others.  The Centre is open to the general public.

Visitors from around the UK and further afield come to learn, to remember and to reflect upon the Holocaust and its consequences for our world.

“What better place to reflect on the chaos and inhumanity in the world?”

Stephen Adutt

“The beauty, peace and tranquillity is like a tonic...”

Trudy Murray

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Witness: The Holocaust Centre 10 Years On

When the Holocaust Centre opened in 1995, no one could have imagined from its surprising origins and rural location that it would become such a hub of remembrance and education nationally – or such a source of inspiration internationally. Here, over four hundred voices bear witness to its impact – and to the memory it sustains.

Author: S.D.Smith

Paperback Price: £25.00

Author: S.D.Smith
Paperback Price: £25.00

"...The scale and quality of this publication is breathtaking ... I have no doubt that it will cause a great impact on very wide circles of admirers and supporters. I certainly hope that there will be enough copies available to place them in the important University Libraries in Great Britain and elsewhere… It will attract a very wide readership and encourage people to understand the great importance of the Holocaust and how its memory must be preserved."

Professor David Patterson CBE, Emeritus President, Oxford Centre for Hebrew Studies, Yarnton

The Holocaust Centre

Latest News release:

8 April 08 Volunteers required at the Holocaust Centre

14 April 08 History Speaks International

5 February 08 Holocaust survivors to give public talks at Centre during half-term break

31 Jan 08 Aegis-Mashirika Tour returns