Born in 1932 in Leningrad he became one of the most prominent activists of the Jewish national movement in Leningrad, which flourished during the 1950s and 1960s. In 1959, with his self-taught Hebrew, he taught groups of Jewish youth for which purpose he, together with some friends, organized ulpanim (classes) to study Hebrew, the history and traditions of the Jewish people and the history of Israel. Arrested in1970, he was charged with membership of an underground Zionist organization, with the distribution of anti-Soviet Zionist literature, and with the organization of the hijacking of an aircraft in an attempt to fly to Israel. Sentenced atthe 2nd Leningrad trial to 10 years of the highest security imprisonment, he was sent to serve his sentence in the infamous Vladimir Central prison. Released in 1979, he was able to get to Israel in the same year. He wrote several relevant and interesting books in both Russian and Hebrew. Remember & Save website
