The Homeless Doctor
The book Benamiai (Homeless) written in Lithuanian recently found its way into the Archives. Because it was published in Buenos Aires, 1954 I gave it some attention. To my surprise the book was about Australia. It begins in the DP camps of Germany, the ship to Australia and then the next few years as a new migrant. A few Google searches later, I found that it was written by Dr. Juozas Mikelionis. Finding his obituary online, I found that Juozas was born in 1915 and passed away in 2008. He was a retired physician and author, whose life touched six continents. Born in Leipalingis, Lithuania, he went from farm lad to physician, graduating in 1940 from Vilnius University. As his homeland suffered the tragedies of Communist and Nazi occupation, he himself was forcibly transferred to Germany. After the war he lived in Germany. 1944-1945 worked at Spandau Hospital, 1945-1946. was chief assistant and surgeon at the Orth...