Born in 1889 in Nevel, Russia, he, together with his wife Elka, organized meetings of Zionists and Jews who wanted to go to Israel in their home. Arrested in 1951 in Leningrad and charged with Zionist activities, including attempts to escape illegally from the Soviet Union, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment which he served in the Taishet camp. Released in 1956, he failed in his fight to emigrate to Israel and finally died in Leningrad in 1972.
