arek hersh was _ survived at auschwitz. arek hersh was one _ survived at auschwitz.h 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 pictures reflect both loss and survival. these cul

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

arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust. right hand rests on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like three virtual sittings. it was a very challenging experience. your book? oh, yes. months later came a real—life meet—up, as arek shared his story. that was my first camp. 11 years old, i was. 11 years old. yeah. that's auschwitz, yeah. it's where we 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 thi

arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust. at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like, three virtual sittings. how do you do you feel like, arek? how do you feel? 0k. it was a very challenging experience. your book... oh, yes. months later, came a real life meet—up, as arek shared his story. that was our first camp. 11 years old, i was, 11 years old. that's auschwitz, yeah. and it's where we got our number on the arm. 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. this is my picture. i think it's fantastic. i fel

arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust.creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like, three virtual sittings. how do you do you feel like, arek? how do you feel? 0k. it was a very challenging experience. your book... oh, yes. months later, came a real life meet—up, as arek shared his story. that was our first camp. 11 years old, i was, 11 years old. that's auschwitz, yeah. and it's where we got our number on the arm. 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. this is my picture. i think it's fantastic. i felt we owed it to