Selma Engel-Wijnberg
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 7 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 15,1922 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Groningen |
| Netherlands | |
| Date of died | December 4,2018 |
| Died | East Haven |
| Connecticut | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Chaim Engel |
| Job | Diarist |
| Books | Dancing Through Darkness: The Inspiring Story of Nazi Death Camp Survivors, Chaim and Selma Engel |
| Dancing Through Darkness: When Love and Dreams Survived a Nazi Death Camp | |
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| ID | 1359458 |
Selma Engel-Wijnberg Life story
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 her family in 1957, settling in Branford, Connecticut.