She was born in 1923 in Nevel, Soviet Union, to a Zionist family. During the war, when her family lived in Alma-Ata, their home served as a meeting place for Jewish Zionist groups. In 1946 she returned to Lvov and was engaged in the organization of Soviet Jews in their attempts to get visas for Israel.. Arrested in 1951 and sentenced to 8 years imprisonment, she served her sentence in the Taishet camp. Released in 1956, she had to wait till 1972 before getting to Israel.
