Born in 1906. In his twenties he became a member of the underground organization “Hashomer Hatsair” in Tbilisi. In 1949 he was arrested, charged with Zionist activity and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He spent his term in a jail in Tbilisi and then in the Karaganda labor camp. He was released in 1954 and was allowed to go to Israel in 1972. He died in 1974.