Lenci Farkas
5/18/1922 -10/14/2019
Lenci Farkas, a defiant Holocaust survivor, passed away in San Mateo on October 14, 2019. Born in Királyhaza, Czechoslovakia, she was sent to Auschwitz concentration camp at the age of 22. She survived Auschwitz and the Death March.
Lenci was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Farkas. She is survived by her children Dr. Gabriel Farkas and Suzanne Farkas, her 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
After coming to the United States, Lenci and Morris became successful business owners of Peninsula Shoe Mart. Lenci was also involved with the Holocaust Center in San Francisco and Shelter for Israel.
Lenci believed that her success and happy life was her ultimate revenge against the Nazis.
She will be profoundly missed.