Greta Ferui Weinfeld was the head of architecture at the University of Sarajevo and a Bosnian academic.
Greta was known as the first Bosnian woman to survive Auschwitz and the only person in the world to survive both Auschwitz and the Sarajevo Siege.
Ferusic, who was born in northern Serbia in 1924, was sent to Auschwitz in 1944 alongside many family members who were eventually killed at the Polish concentration camp. She was her family’s sole survivor.
Ferusic received the Auschwitz Cross, a Polish decoration recognizing survivors of Nazi death camps, in 2004.
She died at the age of 97.
Greta Ferusic cause of death
Representatives of Bosnia’s Jewish community confirmed that Ferusic died of natural causes at her current undisclosed home.
Was Greta Ferusic married? Did Greta Ferusic have children?
She did not marry or have kids. She studied architecture in Belgrade before relocating to Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo.
She served as a lecturer at the University of Sarajevo’s architecture faculty, eventually advancing to the position of dean.
Greta Ferusic net worth
She had a decent net worth of $1 million. This is mainly from her work as a lecturer and a dean of the University of Sarajevo.
When is Greta Ferusic funeral? Date, time, venue, burial service, obituary poster
The Ferusic family has not yet scheduled a date for Ferusic’s memorial service.
Her family intends to commemorate her publicly and Ghanafuo will update you once we have it.
