Born in 1906, in the small town, Kotzman, in the Chernovtsy region, he joined “Beitar” in 1929 and was a prominent activist in the organization. In 1940, after the occupation of the region by the USSR, he went underground and continued his Zionist activity among what was left of the organization. In 1941 he was sent to the death camp in Ternosdnistri but survived and in 1945 was among those who organized operations “Bricha” and “Aliyah”. In 1949 he was arrested by the Soviet secret police and sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment Both in the camp in Irkutsk region and in prison, he continued his Zionist activities and observed the Jewish holidays. He was released in 1955, but not until 1969 did he receive permission to leave for Israel. He died in 1992.
