John H. Merey

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Ophthalmologist John H. Merey shares his Holocaust survival story

Linda ChaseFlorida Jewish JournalMarch 25, 2022

There were 14 members of my family who boarded the so-called “Kasztner train” on June 30, 1944. Eleven members of my family were allowed to leave Bergen-Belsen after six weeks. Only three of us (my parents and I) of the 14 stayed until December.

Dr. John H. Merey as a child with his parents. Credit: Courtesy.

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