Born in 1911 in Salnat, Lithuania, he was a “Mizrachi” movement activist from 1932 until the Soviet occupation. He was also a member of the Keren Kayemet Central committee.from 1935-1940. Arrested in 1941, he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in Jakutija, on the Arctic Ocean coast. This was followed by exile till 1960. He participated with his wife in demonstrations of support for the Aliyah movement from USSR after reaching Israel in 1971 They are the only two members of the “Mizrahi” movement leadership who survived exile in Siberia. Remember & Save website.
