Born in 1921 in the Ukraine to a traditionally observant family, he was arrested in 1941, accused of teaching Torah, Judaism and Zionism and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Vorkuta camp. Released in 1951, he returned to Moscow, got in touch with Israeli Embassy and was active in distributing Zionist material among Moscow Jews. He succeeded in getting to Israel in 1971. Died in 1983. Remember & Save website.
