Anita Weinberg

Anita Weinberg passed away peacefully on November 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas, surrounded by her loving family.

Anita was born on October 24, 1935 to Eugenia and Bronislaw Bergerman in Warsaw, Poland. As a result of sacrifices made by her loving parents and childhood nanny, Julia Fisher, Anita survived WWII, hidden in a Catholic convent.

After the war, Anita was reunited with her mother but tragically lost her father in the Treblinka concentration camp. Life in post-war Poland was difficult for her mother to manage, particularly as a single parent. Anita and her mother bravely emigrated from Poland to Israel in 1950, where Anita studied, learned to speak Hebrew, and worked at a Kibbutz. In 1953, Anita served as a sergeant in the Israeli Army. Soon afterwards, she met the love of her life, Alexander Weinberg. They married in 1957 in Tel Aviv. She and Alex enjoyed 56 beautiful years of marriage. Together, they traveled extensively, spending their first few years in Ibadan, Nigeria, where their first two children were born. Alex's next work assignment took the family to Kathmandu, Nepal, a country Anita grew to love. In 1965, the family arrived in the United States, which became their home. After having their third child, Anita and Alex settled in Merrick, NY. Anita's greatest joy was taking care of her family, which she did with unending love and devotion, sprinkled with humor and lots of delicious food.

In 1978, the family moved again, this time to Sarasota, Florida, where Anita and Alex enjoyed 35 great years together. A few years after settling in Florida, Anita was able to move her Mom from Israel to Sarasota. Having her Mom near her was another blessing for Anita and her family. Anita was able to share many more special moments with her mother and ultimately cared for her until she passed in 1993.

Anita was very grateful for her family and often mentioned that though her childhood was full of difficult challenges, life turned dramatically when she met Alex, her loving husband, who treated her like a princess every day of their long and happy marriage.

In 2018, Anita moved to Austin, Texas to be closer to her oldest daughter. She settled at Querencia at Barton Creek. She treasured her years at the Q, especially the many friendships she made with the wonderful residents and outstanding staff members. In the last year of her life she needed 24/7 care and our family expresses sincere gratitude and appreciation for the comfort, care, compassion and love extended by her exceptional care team.

Anita was blessed with grace, elegance and a kind heart. She was a holocaust survivor and carried her brave, fighting spirit throughout her life. To her family and many friends around the world, old and new, she extended her generosity, warmth and love. She will be deeply missed.

Anita was preceded in death by her husband Alex in 2013. She is survived and will be forever remembered by her daughter Annette Jones (husband Ken), Lauren Jones, Daniel Jones (wife Brittany) and their children, Callie and Henry, and Capri Jones (wife Macy); son Ohr Weinberg (wife Anne Cohen), Murray, Tal, Matanel and Noam Cohen-Weinberg; daughter Shirley Morris (husband Stuart), Addison Morris (husband Matan Umanoff), Kathrine and Julia Morris; nieces Shevi Sagiv, Irith Pelz, Orna Parnas and nephew Boaz Shoshan.

A memorial service to celebrate Anita's life will be held at a later date.

We encourage everyone to read or listen to Anita's holocaust oral history on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website, which you can access using this link: Oral history interview with Anita Weinberg or access the transcript directly at: Oral History Written Transcript

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to The American Heart Association, MD Anderson Cancer Center, or The Friendship Circle of Fairfield County, CT.