Born in 1911 in Lutsk, Poland, he became a member of “HaHalutz Hatzair” as a youngster. From 1931 till 1933 he served in the Polish Army and in 1941 he was mobilized into the Red Army. While in Belorussia he was taken prisoner of war by the Germans. In 1942 he succeeded in escaping from captivity and until 1944 fought in a Polish guerilla unit. After the War he organized the flight of Jews, especially children, from the Soviet Union through Poland to Berlin, and from there into Eretz Israel. Arrested by Soviet authorities in Berlin in 1945, he was sentenced to 6 years in the Gulag. Released in 1951, he succeeded in getting to Israel in 1957. Remember & Save Association website
