Born in 1937 in Leningrad, he became an active participant in an illegal Zionist movement, organizing an underground ulpan at his home and distributing Zionist songs among the members. Arrested for his Zionist activities in 1970 he was sentenced to 1.5 years in the Gulag and was also restricted to live in specified cities of the Soviet Union after his sentence expired. Released in 1972, he left for Israel in the same year. He participated in the Yom Kippur War. Remember and Save website
