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Dublin Holocaust Survivor Tomi Reichental Dies Aged 90
He spent decades teaching students and communities about Holocaust remembrance, tolerance and the dangers of hatred, and the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland paid tribute.
- Holocaust survivor and educator Tomi Reichental died aged 90 on Sunday, May 31, 2026, after spending decades in Ireland teaching about the dangers of ethnic hatred.
- Born in Czechoslovakia in 1935, Reichental was deported to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp in 1944, where he survived until liberation in 1945 despite losing 35 family members.
- After moving to Dublin in 1959, Reichental published his 2011 autobiography 'I Was a Boy in Belsen' and became a tireless educator, warning students across Ireland of the dangers of extremism.
- Irish President Catherine Connolly led tributes, describing Reichental as one of Ireland's "most remarkable voices of remembrance, education, and humanity," while Taoiseach Micheal Martin expressed sadness at his passing.
- Holocaust Awareness Ireland founder Oliver Sears stated that Reichental's ability to tell his story with "honesty, dignity, and humanity" ensured his contribution to Holocaust education leaves a lasting legacy.
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Tributes paid to Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental who has died aged 90
Mr Reichental was deported from his home in Slovakia to the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp at the age of nine, where he survived until the site was liberated in 1945.
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Holocaust survivor who lost 35 family members in World War 2 dies aged 90
Tomi Reichental was just nine when he was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, he lost 35 family members during the Holocaust before dedicating his life to education and remembrance in Ireland
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