Saul Merin

He escaped deportation by train to Auschwitz on August 3, 1943, and was hidden by Aniela (Zawadzka) Szwajce in Będzin,[2] a town in southwest Poland, until arrival of the Soviet army in January 1945.After serving in the Israel Defense Forces from 1961–1963, he trained in ophthalmology at Hadassah Medical Center under Professor I.C.For two years, 1965-1967, he worked in Malawi and made several professional trips to Africa.He was a visiting professor at The University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary for 25 years.[4] He did additional training at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada in pediatric ophthalmology, and at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA for further study of the retina.
Hebrewophthalmologistretinalgeneticeye diseasesdeportationAuschwitzBędzinPolandimmigratedHebrew University in JerusalemIsrael Defense ForcesHadassah Medical CenterMalawiHadassah HospitalSt John Eye Hospital GroupThe University of Illinois Eye and Ear InfirmaryHospital for Sick ChildrenTorontoOntariopediatric ophthalmologyUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoIllinoisretinaMount ScopusHealth in IsraelYad VashemMichael Belkin