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In 1944, her father was inducted by the invading Hungarian forces into a forced labor camp, where he perished on the Russian front.
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Elly Gross
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She currently resides in the United States, where she is a frequent invited speaker at museums and schools around the country. Elly born in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania to Eugene and Irina Berkovits. Six weeks later, her family, along with thousands of other Jews were transported via cattle cars to Auschwitz concentration camp.
Elly credits her survival of the camp to "miracles", noting that few others of her age group survived the ordeal.
Elly was transferred to Fallersleben, a part of the Neuengamme concentration camp, where she performed slave labor for Volkswagen until she was liberated at Salzwedel by the Allies on April 14, 1945. Elly graduated from LaGuardia Community College with an associate degree in Fine Arts in 1993 at the age of 64.
