Born on October 27th, 1947 in Kishinev, he was made aware of his Jewishness by the rabid anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and became a Zionist.. He and his friends organized an underground group to study the history of the Jewish people, Zionism and the history of Israel. He also organized ulpanim for studying Hebrew. Arrested in 1970 on the charge of Zionist activities, he was sentenced to 2 years imprisonment at the Kishinev trial of 1971. His sentence was served in the Kishinev Prison and also in Gulag camps in Mordovia. He was released in 1972 and within a couple of months left for Israel. Remember & Save website
