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.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he leaves a ‘lasting legacy of dignity, courage and enlightenment’

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.

Bei der Befreiung von Bergen-Belsen war er neun Jahre alt, erst im Ruhestand sprach er öffentlich über das Erlebte: Tomi Reichental ist mit 90 Jahren gestorben.

Despite all the suffering he endured, the Holocaust survivor chose compassion over hate

The age of living witnesses to the Holocaust is ending. But their warning must live on