Helena Nordheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Helena Nordheim

gymnast

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1903

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1943

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Helena "Lea" Nordheim (1 August 1903 – 2 July 1943) was a Dutch gymnast.
She won the gold medal as a member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in her native Amsterdam.Nordheim was born in Amsterdam and died in the Sobibor extermination camp.
As a Jew, she was sent to Westerbork concentration camp in June 1943.
Shortly after, Nordheim was deported to Sobibór where she was murdered, together with her husband Abraham and their ten-year-old daughter Rebbecca.