Born in 1932 in Jourin, Ukraine, to a Zionist family, he founded the Jewish Zionist organization “Einikeit” in Kiev which was devoted to the study of Hebrew, Jewish history and Zionism. He was arrested in 1949 for Zionist activity and sentenced to 6 years in jail. He continued his Zionist activity in the Dubrovlag and Kamyshlag camps and also after his release in 1954. While in a camp in Omsk, he lost the sight of one eye. He didn’t manage to get to Israel until 1973.
