Rose Mandelbaum ( née Cebiski) was born in the bustling Jewish centre of Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania. In July 1941, soon after the German invasion, Rose and her family along with the rest of Kovno’s 35,000 Jews, would be forced into a ghetto, where they lived in squalor and were subjected to harsh working conditions and regular beatings by Nazi guards. Rose’s younger sister Sarah, who was too young to work, disappeared one day – she was taken to Auschwitz and murdered in the gas chamber. Rose, her mother, and older sister, would live in the ghetto for three years, until the ghetto was liquidated in July 1944. From there, they were taken to the Stutthof concentration camp near Danzig, Poland where they would work in inhumane, disease-ridden conditions as slave labourers. In March 1945, during a Death March, Rose managed to escape to a small village, finding safety for her mother, sister, and two other women as well. In the aftermath of the war, Rose made her way to Bialystock, Poland, where she would meet and marry her husband, Harry Mandelbaum. The couple would eventually settle in Toronto, where they would go on to have three children, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her story of resilience and fierce love of her family is presented by her granddaughter Shari Golberg. Shari Golberg has worked as a consultant, researcher, educator, facilitator and policy advisor on issues of religion, race, gender, and human rights for over 20 years. Her lifelong commitment to anti-racism and equity education stems from her grandparents’ experiences as survivors of the Holocaust. She holds a PhD in Religion from the University of Toronto and has worked for a number of equity-focused organizations, including the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, the Ontario Public Service’s Inclusive Diversity Office, and Shema & Iqra: The Jewish-Muslim Text Project, a grassroots initiative she established to bring communities of Muslims and Jews together to explore issues of mutual concern. Most recently, she has delivered a number of workshops on understanding antisemitism to students, faculty, and staff in the post-secondary sector.