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Tomi Reichental
Engineer, an author and a human-rights activist
Tomi Reichental is an engineer, an author and a human-rights activist. He was the subject of the documentaries I Was a Boy in Belsen and Close to Evil, directed by Gerry Gregg. In 2012 Reichental was awarded the Order of Merit by the president of the Federal Republic of Germany, for his untiring commitment to furthering mutual understanding, reconciliation and German-Irish friendship. He has also received a Global Achievement Award and was the recipient of the 2014 International Person of the Year Award. He is the author of I Was a Boy in Belsen (2011) and is currently working on a second book.