Born in 1922 in Kovno, Lithuania, he became a member of Beitar, and of the association El-Al, in his youth. Arrested in 1941 and accused of Zionist activity, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment followed by 8 years of exile. He served this in Atka Tomsk labour camp and later was banished to Krasnojarsk. Released in 1953, he had to wait till 1973 to get to Israel with his family He died in 1985. Remember & Save website