Selma Engel-Wijnberg was one of only two Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp. She escaped during the 1943 uprising, ...
Selma Wijnberg and Chaim Engel met and fell in love in the Sobibor killing center. After the young couple made a daring escape during the camp uprising and fled ...
Dec 7, 2018 · Selma Wynberg Engel, who escaped a Nazi extermination camp after a prisoner uprising and was among the first to tell the world about the camp's existence, died ...
Selma Engel-Wijnberg
Selma Engel-Wijnberg was one of only two Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp. She escaped during the 1943 uprising, hid in Poland, and survived the war. Engel-Wijnberg immigrated to the United States from Israel with... Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1922, Groningen, Netherlands
Died: December 4, 2018 (age 96 years), East Haven, CT
Spouse: Chaim Engel (m. 1945–2003)
Children: 3
Selma was the youngest of the Wijnberg's four children, and the only daughter. When she was 7, her family left Groningen to start a business in the town of ...
Saartje (Selma) Wijnberg was born on the 15 May 1922, in Groningen, Netherlands. After a period in hiding, she was captured by the Germans.
Selma Wijnberg is the only prisoner born in the Netherlands who survived the Sobibor uprising and came home in one piece.
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Based on the recorded memories, diary and love letters of Saartje Wijnberg (Selma Wijnberg Engel) and Chaim Engel, Dancing Through Darkness is a true story.
Biographical History. Selma Engel (1922-2018) was born Saartje Wijnberg in Groningen, Netherlands, to Samuel Wijnberg and Alida (Nathan) Wijnberg.
Jan 20, 2012 · Selma Wijnberg and Chaim Engel met and fell in love in the Sobibor killing center. After the ...
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Dec 19, 2018 · In this 2010 file photo, Selma Wijnberg Engel recounts her experiences in the Nazi Sobibor death camp in German-occupied Poland. Wijnberg Engel ...