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Nothing _ like we were, you know, you were nothing for — like we were, you know, you were nothing for germans. you know, nothing — nothing for germans. you know, nothing at — nothing for germans. you know, nothing at all. you were rubbish. how— nothing at all. you were rubbish. how they— nothing at all. you were rubbish. how they tortured people, how they killed _ how they tortured people, how they killed them on the street, you know. unbelievable. they were hanging people on the stree...

Underlying character, personality and meaning of the person whos 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 ...

As a precocious and talented youngster, she took to performing and never looked back. i wasjust an ordinary little girl in east ham, brought up. its nice to know that people, ordinary people, can achieve something in some way. during the second world war, her radio show sincerely yours provided notjust entertainment, but also great solace to the troops fighting overseas. this letter of mine is getting to be a sort of rendezvous, where husbands and wives torn apart by war, can be brought together...

Of her personal possessions shows not just the story we all know of the forces sweetheart and her extraordinary career in showbusiness, but also her private passions and pastimes. she was a prolific painter. so weve got together here, obviously, performance costumes and things from her public role, which people are really familiar with, but also things like the paintings and personal items, give you a sense of what she was like, perhaps, when she was just doing things for herself at home. this i...

August 1944, the warsaw uprising, 463 the polish resistance for their german occupiers, it was richter street, house to house, but eventually the resistance was put down —— for 63 days. civilians were rounded up, alina, her mother, and her older sister were brought to a courtyard to face a firing squad. courtyard to face a firing su uad. ., . courtyard to face a firing suuad. ., ., , , squad. you had people lying down dead _ squad. you had people lying down dead and _ squad. you had people l...

Somebody being killed. and the jewish and thejewish story and the jewish story and and thejewish story and the polish story, and the story of the germans and every other nationality, were in that camp, is woven together. they all went through it. by the time alina arrived at auschwitz at the end of 1944, the mass killings had stopped. the camp was being dismantled. but medical experiments were still happening. alina was given a series of injections. i asked them what the injections were for and ...

Alive. ., r “ last time alina saw her sister alive. . ,~ “ ., last time alina saw her sister alive. . “ ., ,, ., alive. he asked" who speaks german?" — alive. he asked" who speaks german?" and _ alive. he asked" who speaks german?" and my _ alive. he asked" who speaks german?" and my mother i alive. he asked" who speaks i german?" and my mother said alive. he asked" who speaks - german?" and my mother said "my daughter does." she shouldnt have opened her mouth. tt is have opened her mout...

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 memory. one of the survivors who had their portrait painted was lily ebert. lily was deported to auschwitz—birkenau in 1944. members of her family were killed at the camp, she surivived. lily and her great—grandson dov have been using social media to educate people about lilys experiences. i as...