Born in 1923 in Vizhnits, Romania, he entered the religious-national Zionist organization “Mizrahi” at the age of 14 and became an active member of this movement. In 1956 he began fighting for his right to emigrate to Israel. Arrested in 1970 on charges of Zionist activity and attempting to bribe officials for an exit visa to Israel, he was sentenced in 1971 to 5 years imprisonment in the Gulag. He served his time in the Chernovitsky prison and in the Volgodonsk camp. Released in 1976, he left for Israel in the same year.
