member of the Central Council of Jews in Germany from the 1960s onwards. He often took his vacation in Utersum on the island of Föhr, of which he was eventually made an honorary citizen. From 1965 until 1973 Rosenthal was chairman of the Tennis Borussia Berlin football club. Rosenthal started a foundation called Schnelle Hilfe in Akuter Not (which roughly translates as "Fast Help in Dire Need"). In 1980, Rosenthal published his autobiography Zwei Leben in Deutschland ("Two Lives in Germany"). In 1986, along with Paul Spiegel, he started an international media agency, which promoted actors, TV presenters and artists. In the same year Rosenthal fell ill with stomach cancer and was no longer able to work as a TV host. He died in 1987 in Berlin, aged 61. Awards 1972 – Federal Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) 1973 – Bambi 1974 – Goldene Kamera 1979 – Goldene Kamera 1984 – Goldene Kamera 1985 – Goldene Europa 1986 – Telestar Other honours 1993 – The square in front of the RIAS building (now the home of Deutschlandradio Kultur) in Berlin-Schöneberg was named Hans-Rosenthal-Platz 2007 – A sports center in Berlin-Westend was named Hans-Rosenthal-Sportanlage Bibliography Zwei Leben in Deutschland, Bergisch Gladbach 1980, References Sources Leonard Gross : The Last Jews in Berlin, Simon & Schuster, USA 1982, Thomas Henschke: Hans Rosenthal. Ein Leben für die Unterhaltung. Schwarzkopf u. Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1999, Michael Schäbitz, Paul Spiegel, Curth Flatow: Hans Rosenthal. Deutschlands unvergessener Quizmaster; bewusster, stolzer Jude. Jüdische Miniaturen, Band 19. Stiftung Neue Synagoge Berlin – Centrum Iudaicum / Hentrich and Hentrich, Teetz 2004, External links Literature by and about Hans Rosenthal in German National Library Hans Rosenthal Foundation (in German) 1925 births 1987 deaths Deaths from stomach cancer German game show hosts 20th-century German Jews German radio personalities German television personalities Jewish entertainers Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany People from Pankow Rundfunk im amerikanischen Sektor people ZDF people German World War II forced labourers Mass media people from Berlin