arek - survived at auschwitz. arek hersh was _ survived at auschwitz. of the - survived at auschwitz. arek i hersh was one of the survivors but the rest family, by his sister, never reached liberation. one of the millions ofjewish people killed. the prince of wales commissioned the project. i prince of wales commissioned the project-— the pro'ect. i felt we owed it to the project. i felt we owed it to these remarkable - the project. i felt we owed it to these remarkable people| the project. i felt we owed it - to these remarkable people just to these remarkable people just to remember them in this way. there is something really special about the portrait and about the artist's i in bringing out the real underlying character, personality and meaning of the personality and meaning of the person who is sitting for the altered. .., . ., , altered. the connection between artist and survivor _ altered. the connection between artist and survivor has _ altered. the connection between artist and survivor has been - artist and survivor has been strong. the pictur

arek, in the — his family. it has helped me a lot. arek, in the picture, _ his family.d to put his hand on the| so i decided to put his hand on the left arm _ so i decided to put his hand on the left arm. just _ so i decided to put his hand on the left arm. just showing _ so i decided to put his hand on the left arm. just showing that - so i decided to put his hand on the left arm. just showing that he i so i decided to put his hand on the left arm. just showing that he is i left arm. just showing that he is like touching _ left arm. just showing that he is like touching an _ left arm. just showing that he is like touching an old _ left arm. just showing that he is like touching an old wound. it i left arm. just showing that he is i like touching an old wound. it will be forever— like touching an old wound. it will be forever present _ like touching an old wound. it will be forever present and _ like touching an old wound. it will be forever present and felt. - like touching an old wound. it will be forever present and felt. it i like touching an old wound. it will be f

arek hersh _ is. so much is in the detail of each portrait. arek hersh rests - is.rests his right hand on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. lily erbert was also there. i at auschwitz. lily erbert was also there. :, :, :, , there. i thought we owed it to these remarkable people _ there. i thought we owed it to these remarkable people just _ there. i thought we owed it to these remarkable people just to _ there. i thought we owed it to these | remarkable peoplejust to remember them in this way. there is something very special about the portrait and about the artist's eye in bringing about the artist's eye in bringing about the artist's eye in bringing about the real underlying character. they are portraits of a group of people that sadly gets smaller every year. the collection vivid testimony to the power of their stories and the bravery in their faces. you can watch that documentary, survivors: portraits of the holocaust, at 9pm tonight on bbc two and bbc iplayer. a teenager has been arrested after twojewish men were violent

months later came a real—life meet—up, as arek shared his story.e got our number on the arm. newsreel: these are children who survived at auschwitz. - arek was one of those survivors. but the rest of his family, bar his older sister, never reached liberation. they were some of the six million jews killed in the holocaust. this week, arek met the prince of wales, who commissioned the project. actually, i think it's fantastic. yes, i felt we owed it to these remarkable people just to...remember them in this way. there is something very special about the portrait and about the artist's eye in bringing out the real, underlying character. the connection between artists and survivors has been strong. the pictures reflect both loss and survival. these portraits go to the heart of their individuality and their humanity. what better way of rejecting that kind of philosophy that led to the holocaust? the reality is this extraordinary group of people are now growing smaller every year, but the power of their testimony forms a lasting memory. daniela ralph, bb

months later, came a real life meet—up, as arek shared his story.as one of those survivors. but the rest of his family, bar his older sister, never reached liberation. they were some of the six million jews killed in the holocaust. this week, arek met the prince of wales, who commissioned the project. this is my picture. i think it's fantastic. i felt we owed it to these remarkable people just to remember them in this way. there is something very special about the portrait, and about the artist's eye in bringing out the real underlying character, personality and meaning of the person who's sitting for the portrait. the connection between artists and survivors has been strong. the pictures reflect both loss and survival. these portraits go to the heart of their individuality and their humanity. what better way of rejecting that kind of philosophy that led to the holocaust, and honouring survivors, than this project? the reality is this extraordinary group of people are now growing smaller every year, but the power of their testimony forms a lasting m