Holocaust survivor honoured for heroism and reconciliation work

Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental has been honoured for his heroism and his remarkable mission to promote reconciliation.

Mr Reichental, 79, who as a child survived the horror of the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp, was presented with the inaugural Voxpro Diplomat Global Achievement Award on board the Irish Naval ship LÉ Samuel Beckett in Cork last night.

He was chosen to honour his incredible journey through life, and for his unstinting passion in the search for truth and reconciliation since breaking his decades-long silence in 2011 about his Holocaust experience.