Thomas Buergenthal, who said his survival in a Nazi death camp when he was 10 years old equipped him to become a human rights lawyer and venerable judge on the World Court, died on Monday at his home in Miami.
His death was confirmed by his son Alan Buergenthal.
Judge Buergenthal and his parents were transported from a Jewish ghetto in occupied Poland to Auschwitz, where Tommy, as he was called, was believed to be among the youngest survivors.
He also survived a three-day death march to Sachsenhausen, Germany, where he was liberated by Soviet troops a few months later.
His father and grandparents died in the Holocaust.
Persons:
Thomas Buergenthal, Alan Buergenthal, Judge Buergenthal, Tommy, “, ”
Organizations:
Soviet
Locations:
Nazi, Miami, Poland, Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, Germany