Born in1918 in Ilkush, Poland, he was a member of “Hashomer Hatzair” from 1930 to 1939. He also completed the course of agricultural training for Eretz Israel called “Hachshara”. He and his friends had illegal connections with foreign Jewish organizations. In 1945 he was arrested in Yaroslavl and sentenced by a military tribunal to 10 years in the Gulag plus 5 years in exile. His sentence was served in the prison camps in Vorkuta, Rybinsk, Magnitogorsk and also in the labor camp of Wetlag. Released in 1961, he was prevented from getting to Israel until 1971. Remember & Save Association websites
