THE NUMBERS ON MY ARM
This is a song from Dr. Paula David’s Holocaust survivor poetry project. The song describes the experience of wearing long sleeves during hot Canadian summers in order to hide the numbers branded on prisoners at Auschwitz. It also talks about looking in the mirror and seeing resemblances to relatives who were murdered during the Holocaust, and the lifelong trauma of being unable to have children.
 
Music: Rebekah Wolkstein
Arranged by Drew Jurecka
Vocals: Aviva Chernick
Words: The Terrace Holocaust Survivors Group at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, edited by the project's leader, Dr. Paula David and adapted by Dan Rosenberg from the poem "The Numbers on My Arm”
Yiddish translation by Vicky Ash-Shifriss