Abraham Alpern

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Born in 1895 in Vilno, Lithuania, he became an active Zionist, collecting donations in Lithuania, while being one of the “Jewish Fighters of Lithuania Association” leaders. Arrested with his family in 1941, he was exiled to Altaj, Siberia. In 1945 he was arrested repeatedly and finally sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for connections with the American Jewish Congress.He served his sentence in various camps in Jakutija. Succeeded in getting to Israel in 1971. Remember & Save website
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