Born in 1908 in Ayaragula, Lithuania, he was a member of the Zionist organization “HaPoel HaTzair” from 1928 till 1940 and worked for the right to emigrate to Eretz Israel and for Jewish national revival. In 1947 he attempted to cross the Polish border in his quest to reach Eretz Israel but was caught, together with his comrades, and sentenced to 25 years in the Gulag. Released in 1958, he succeeded in emigrating to Israel in 1964. He died in 1991. Remember & Save Association website
