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ladislaus löb in 2003 cluj-napoca -lrb- kolozsvár -rrb- , northern transylvania 160px 8 may 1933 photograph brighton , england ladislaus löb portrait.jpg ladislaus löb
 english -- 1961 and german , university of zürich , 1953 ladislaus löb professor emeritus of german , university of sussex
ladislaus löb

ladislaus löb -lrb- born 8 may 1933 -rrb- is professor emeritus of german at the university of sussex in england .
he is the author of `` from lessing to hauptmann : studies in german drama '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- and `` christian dietrich grabbe '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- .
löb is also known for having been a passenger , when he was 11 years old , on the kastner train , which saw almost 1,700 jews given safe passage out of hungary to switzerland during the holocaust .
he has written about his experience in `` dealing with satan : rezso kasztner 's daring rescue mission '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- .
for this book he received the austrian holocaust memorial award 2012 .
