Born in 1916 in Tartu, Estonia, he joined Beitar at the age of 16 and, from 1937, became commander of the Tallin branch. He was active in collecting money to buy weapons and continued his Zionist activities even after the organization had been closed down. Arrested in 1941, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 4 years exile. Freed in 1955, it took him another 20 years to get to Israel in 1975. Remember& Save website.