Born in 1946 in Kishinev into an assimilated family, he and his friends organized, in 1969, ulpanim in his home town for the study of Hebrew, the history of the Jewish people and Zionism. Arrested, in 1970, on charges of Zionist propaganda and anti-Soviet activities, he was sentenced at the Kishinev trial to 2 years imprisonment. Released in 1972, he left for Israel in the same year. Remember & Save website