Born in 1929 in Zhmerinka, Ukraine, he was, from 1945 to 1947, a member of the local youth Zionist organization “Einikeit” in which he was engaged in spreading Zionist materials throughout neighboring cities. He was arrested in 1949 and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. He served his sentence in camps in Karaganda and in Vorkuta. He was released in 1954 but got to Israel only in 1990.
