Webinar and public debut of ‘Two Roses’: Arts Based Storytelling and the Holocaust – July 15, 2025

As noted above, on July 15, the Friends of Simon Wisenthal Center for Holocaust Studies will host a webinar titled “The ‘Two Roses’ Project: Arts-Based Storytelling and the Holocaust”, introducing the forthcoming graphic novel sharing the extraordinary story of Toronto-based Holocaust survivor Rose Lipszyc to the public.

The program will open with an introduction to the Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project, highlighting its ethics of care framework that centres the voices, agency, and emotional well-being of Holocaust survivors. This will be followed by an overview of Two Roses, including a brief reflection on Rose Lipszyc’s biography and lived experience.

Miriam Libicki will then read selected pages from Two Roses and join Dr. Charlotte Schallié and Dr. Mark Celinscak in a conversation about their collaborative work with Rose. They will discuss the unique potential of comics to convey survivor testimony with emotional depth and visual impact.

The event will conclude with a Q&A session, during which we are honoured to invite Rose to take part in the discussion.

Many thanks to the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies for coordinating and hosting this webinar.

To register for this virtual event, please click here.