In the 1960s, Elly emigrated to the United States, where she was a frequent invited speaker at museums and schools around the country.
Gross died on October 24, 2022, at the age of 93[1] Elly born in Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania to Eugene and Irina Berkovits.
Elly and her remaining family, her mother and younger brother Adalbert, were taken to Cehei ghetto 'the day after Pesach' in 1944 along with most other Jews in Sălaj County.
Elly was transferred to Fallersleben, a part of the Neuengamme concentration camp, where she performed slave labor for Volkswagen[2] until she was liberated at Salzwedel by the Allies on April 14, 1945.
Elly graduated from LaGuardia Community College with an associate degree in Fine Arts in 1993 at the age of 64.