▁on ▁by ▁COVID - 1 9 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Wer z berg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Str as bourg , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Karl ▁Wer z berg ▁and ▁G is è la ▁Bl um , ▁who ▁were ▁Jewish ▁em igr ants ▁from ▁Poland . ▁The ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Ant werp ▁when ▁Wer z berg ▁was ▁ten , ▁and ▁stayed ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁She ▁then ▁joined ▁a ▁Z ion ist ▁youth ▁movement . ▁▁ ▁Wer z berg ▁had ▁two ▁sister s , ▁M anda , ▁who ▁died ▁of ▁se ps is ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁Sim one ▁Ben ▁David , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁Israel ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 6 . ▁Her ▁c ous ins ▁included ▁Georges ▁Lo inger ▁and ▁Marcel ▁Mar ce au . ▁Wer z berg ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Komm and ant ur ▁to ▁obtain ▁papers ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France . ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁papers , ▁but ▁fled ▁to ▁the ▁Zone ▁libre ▁il leg ally . ▁There , ▁the ▁Wer z berg s ▁settled ▁in ▁Lim og es , ▁where ▁her ▁extended ▁family ▁was ▁located . ▁ ▁Wer z berg ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁O SE , ▁the ▁Camp ▁de ▁R ives alt es , ▁and , ▁last ly , ▁the ▁G urs ▁intern ment ▁camp ▁until ▁its ▁closure ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁Dist inction ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our