Born in 1912 in Bielorussia, he was arrested in 1951, together with his wife, for helping Jews, who wanted to go from the Soviet Union to Israel, and for underground Zionist activity (forgery of passports and raising money for escape). He was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, released in 1953 but only managed to get exit visas to Israel, for himself and his wife in 1972.
