Adam was born in 1924 in Kraków, Poland. After the Nazis invaded, he and his family fled to a nearby smaller town. Adam and his brother were separated from their parents and sent to various work camps. They escaped and soon found themselves in the Kraków Ghetto. Shortly thereafter, Adam was enslaved and forced to build Plaszow concentration camp. He was then imprisoned in Plaszow between 1943 to 1944 where he survived numerous selections and mass murder. He was then sent by train to Mauthausen concentration camp where he became sick and was close to death. In 1945 Adam was sent on what was to be a final death march to Gunskirchen. In 1945 he was liberated by the American army. He later learned that he was the sole survivor of his family. His brother, parents and grandfather had all perished. He met and married his wife, Paula Tenner, in the Bindermichl Displaced Persons camp. They immigrated to Montreal, Canada as refugees. Together, they went on to build a beautiful life that now spans generations, including two children, five grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. Throughout his life and career, Adam exemplified a tenacity, a kindness, and a thirst for knowledge that was admired by all. He proudly celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary and lived to the age of 99. His story of strength and resilience is told by his granddaughter, Liane Porepa. Liane is a Cardiologist and mother of three young children. She holds a Bsc from the University of Western Ontario and an MD from the University of Toronto.