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The Museum is Open

The Museum building will remain open to the public through Friday, October 31, 2025. For more information about visiting the Museum, please visit Plan Your Visit.

“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.