Selma Engel-Wijnberg
Selma Engel-Wijnberg (born Saartje (Selme) Wijnberg;[1][2] 15 May 1922 – 4 December 2018) was a Dutch Jewish Holocaust survivor. She successfully escaped from Sobibor extermination camp after 3 months of imprisonment and survived the war. Engel-Wijnberg moved to the Netherlands then Israel at the end of the war she later moved to the United States with her family in 1957. She returned to Europe only to testify against the war criminals of Sobibor.[3]
Selma Engel-Wijnberg | |
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.jpg) Selma Engel-Wijnberg in 2010 | |
| Born | Saartje (Selme) Wijnberg 15 May 1922 |
| Died | 4 December 2018 (aged 96) Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Chaim Engel
(m. 1945; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2003) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau |
Engel-Wijnberg died in Branford, Connecticut on 4 December 2018 at the age of 96.[4]
References
- ↑ Holocaust Encyclopedia. "Selma Wijnberg". Profile. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ Ann Markham Walsh & Saartje (Selme) Wijnberg Engel (2012). Dancing Through Darkness: The Inspiring Story of Nazi Death Camp Survivors, Chaim and Selma Engel. Dunham Books. ISBN 978-0985532888.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ↑ Liempt 2010, p. 120-21.
- ↑ Sobibor-overlevende Selma Engel-Wijnberg (96) overleden