Born in 1894 in Riga, Latvia, he joined the “Tsairei Zion” movement, becoming a prominent member. Studied both law and medicine, but didn’t finish his studies because of his intensive Zionist activities. By 1940 he was one of the editors of ”Yiddishe Folkshtimme”,”Der-Veg”, “Inter-fact” & “Frimargen”, and also a member of the Riga Municipality, struggling for the introduction of Hebrew into Jewish schools. Arrested in 1941, after the occupation, he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and died while in a labour camp. His family was banished to Siberia. He was posthumously recognized as a Prisoner of Zion by the Ministry of Absorption in Israel. Remember & Save website
