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The Museum is Closed

The US Holocaust Memorial Museum is closed on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in observance of Yom Kippur. The Museum will reopen on Friday, October 3, 2025.

“I Have to Write Everything Down”: The Diaries of Selma and Chaim Engel

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 into hiding, Selma began a diary to record their experiences. Archivist Rebecca Erbelding shares their story.