Born in 1915 in Vienna, he got involved during his childhood in Zionist activity. During World War II he escaped to the Soviet Union, and in 1944 moved to Drogobych, where he officially represented the Polish authorities. He used his post for the sending of many Jews to Eretz Israel and also illegally transferred money for Zionist activists in the Soviet Union, helping them to escape to Poland. During one of these trips he was arrested by the NKVD who found in his pocket a list of Zionists. In 1946 he was sentenced to 10 years in labor camps. After his release he received a permanent refusal to emigrate from the Soviet Union. In 1959, however, he was able to return to Poland and in 1962 obtained permission to leave it for Israel. He died in 1976. Remember & Save Association website
