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 and survived the war. Engel-Wijnberg came to the United States from Israel with her family in 1957. She returned to Europe only to testify against the war criminals of Sobibor.[3]

Selma Engel-Wijnberg
Selma Engel-Wijnberg in 2010
Born
Saartje (Selme) Wijnberg

(1922-05-15)15 May 1922
Groningen, Netherlands
Died4 December 2018(2018-12-04) (aged 96)
Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Chaim Engel
(m. 1945; his death 2003)
Children3
AwardsKnight of the Order of Oranje-Nassau

Engel-Wijnberg died in Branford, Connecticut on 4 December 2018 at the age of 96.[4]

References
  1. Holocaust Encyclopedia. "Selma Wijnberg". Profile. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. Dancing Through Darkness: The Inspiring Story of Nazi Death Camp Survivors, Chaim and Selma Engel. Dunham Books. 2012. ISBN 978-0985532888. {{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)
  3. Liempt 2010, p. 120-21.
  4. Sobibor-overlevende Selma Engel-Wijnberg (96) overleden


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