Born in 1933 in Kishinev, she was active in the Zionist underground youth movement called"Noar Sakem ha-Tkhia’. She worked for escaping from the Soviet Union, distributed Zionist literature and organized meetings of movement supporters. She was arrested in 1951, charged with writing the song “Motherland” and sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. She served her sentence in Kargopol camp near Arkhangelsk. Released in 1953, she was unable to reach Israel until 1972.
