Born in May 1, 1930 in Moscow, he participated in a Zionist underground movement from 1948, while a law student. In 1950 he tried together with a group of students to cross the state border illegally, was arrested and sentenced by OSO ( Special Tribunal Committee) to 10 years imprisonment. During investigation he was kept in Lubianka, Lefortovo and Butyrka prisons, and from 1951 through 1955 he served his term in the special camps in Siberia. After his release, from 1956 through 1971 he was engaged in illegal Zionist activity in Moscow, printing materials of the Jewish “Samizdat”. He has been living in Jerusalem since November 1971. From 1973 he worked as photographer for the Israel radio and television. He is a member of the Union of Israeli journalists and published his writings in the Israel newspapers and magazines in Russian and in Hebrew. He wrote a book “Jewish cell of Lubianka” which was published in Hebrew and Russian. He is a Chairman of the Committee of the Prisoners of Zion Organization.
