 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Tommy ane makore gumi nerimwe okukura akaona kuwa kweBerlinakapfeka yunifomu yakagadzirirwa somurindi asingazivikanwi weKambani yeuto rePoland. Mushure mekuregererwa kweGermany akagara mumusha wenherera wePoland kusvikira asanganazve naamai vake, avo vakaponawo, muGöttingen. Tommy akatamira kuUnited States, achisvika muNew York City pana December 4, 1951. Akapedza kudzidza kuBethany College West Virginia, uye New York University Chikoro cheMutemo. Akawana Master of Law uye Doctor of Juridical Science madhigirii kubva kuHarvard University. Thomas Buergenthal akazvipira kumutemo wenyika dzakawanda, achigumisa kuti aiva nechisungo chetsika chokupa upenyu hwake hwebasa kudziviriro yekodzero dzevanhu. 