Mordechai Shtein

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Born in 1926 in Bukovina, he became an active member of Ha-Shomer Ha-Tsair. In 1941 he was exiled to Siberia, making his escape in 1946. In 1947, however, he crossed the Romanian border in an attempt to get to Erets Israel. Arrested by the Romanian authorities, he was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Released in 1951, he continued his Zionist activities and distributed literature about Israel, also, himself writing a book “Socialism or Zionizm”. Arrested for the third time in 1958, he was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. He spent 5 years in exile & 5.5 years in prison. In 1969 his dream was realized and he finally got to Israel. Remember & Save website
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