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The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm

He is a Holocaust survivor

He is a Holocaust survivor

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He is a Holocaust survivor.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:02
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO

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Movie Summary

When ten-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation about Jack’s life that spans happy memories of childhood in Poland, the loss of his family, surviving Auschwitz and finding a new life in America.
Elliott: We see him every summer, - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:09
Elliott: We see him every summer,
And this is one of his hats. He loves wearing hats. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
And this is one of his hats. He loves wearing hats.
Every time I go to the store, I buy a hat. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
Every time I go to the store, I buy a hat.
I say, "Well, how many hats you need?" - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:07
I say, "Well, how many hats you need?"
Elliott: As far as I can remember, I’ve been asking him questions. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
Elliott: As far as I can remember, I’ve been asking him ques...
We talk about all kinds of things. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:05
We talk about all kinds of things.
My favorite topic to usually talk to him about - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:09
My favorite topic to usually talk to him about
- That’s your dad? - Yeah, my daddy, and that’s my aunt. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
- That’s your dad? - Yeah, my daddy, and that’s my aunt.
- That’s Sammy. - That’s Sammy, and then-- - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:07
- That’s Sammy. - That’s Sammy, and then--
Srulek: Where? The name of the town: Sosnowiec. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
Srulek: Where? The name of the town: Sosnowiec.
- Elliott: Was it pretty or what? - Oh, yeah. Nice place. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:07
- Elliott: Was it pretty or what? - Oh, yeah. Nice place.
( birds chirping ) - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:05
( birds chirping )
- Elliott: Did you go to school? - Sure, I went to school. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:05
- Elliott: Did you go to school? - Sure, I went to school.
( children chattering ) - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
( children chattering )
And Saturday, everybody went to temple. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
And Saturday, everybody went to temple.
My father dressed up, elegant, with a nice hat. - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:07
My father dressed up, elegant, with a nice hat.
Drive a car? ( laughs ) - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:06
Drive a car? ( laughs )
Elliott: Great-Poppy told me there’s always trouble for Jews, - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:08
Elliott: Great-Poppy told me there’s always trouble for Jews...
Eventually there was a lot of problems going on, - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:10
Eventually there was a lot of problems going on,
If we kill all the Jews, then we’re gonna have no more problems." - The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm 00:13
If we kill all the Jews, then we’re gonna have no more probl...