Born in 1919 in Pshemishl, Poland, he became an active member of the Achva movement in his youth till the beginning of WW2. In 1941 he was mobilized into the Red Army but was arrested as a result of his Zionist and anti-Soviet activity. Initially he was sentenced to death but the verdict was commuted to 10 years imprisonment in labour camps which he served in the Urals. Released in 1948, he got to Israel in 1950. Remember & Save website
