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Kastner train
The Kastner train, or Kastner transport, refers to a trainload of 1,684 Jews who escaped from Nazi-controlled Hungary in 1944. The train was named after Rudolf Kastner, a Hungarian Jewish leader who was a major player in the negotiations that led to the rescue.
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