Franciska Weinberg

FRANCISKA WEINBERG Beloved mother and grandmother, cherished friend, and dedicated physician, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2010. She was 86 years old. Born on July 9, 1924 in Lodz, Poland to Max and Gustava Herzberg. Throughout her life, Franciska demonstrated a commitment to achieving her dreams, offering compassion to others, and living life with gratitude. A Holocaust survivor, during WWII she escaped from the Warsaw Ghetto, helped the Polish Partisans translate communications from London, and was ultimately, deported to a labor camp. She began her medical studies at Poznan University in Poland and later emigrated to Israel in 1950 to complete her medical studies at Jerusalem University, specializing in pediatrics and anesthesiology. In Israel, she met her beloved husband Kurt Weinberg and together they enjoyed 40 years of marriage. She and Kurt relocated to London, then New York, and settled in San Francisco in 1961. For the last 23 years of Franciskas career, she practiced medicine at the Student Health Center of San Francisco State University. She had a deep love of the visual and performing arts, and exploring new cultures through extensive travel throughout the world. She is remembered lovingly by her children Andrew Weinberg and Sharon Weinberg, her daughter-in-law Lynn Offenhartz, and her grandchildren Elana Olson, Elijah Olson, and Rachel Weinberg, and friends. Services will be held on Wednesday, (TODAY) October 27TH at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Home of Peace Cemetery, 1299 El Camino Real in Colma. Interment to follow services.