Born in 1918 in Kolomyia, Galicia. In his youth, joined the “Dror” movement, which was mostly occupied with Zionist activities. He taught Hebrew, Jewish history and the history of Zionism. In 1943 he was arrested after being accused of organizing Jewish refugees that fled the Soviet Union with Anders’s army. He was sentenced to 8 years of imprisonment and 4 years of exile in Novosibirsk. His term was spent in concentration camps. In the camps he continued to speak out with Zionist propaganda. Released in 1956, and in 1957 he succeeded in immigrating to Israel.
