Born in July 28, 1923 in Odessa, she was a student of the Moscow medical college in 1949 when she was arrested and kept in the infamous Lubyanka jail. She was then transfered to Lefortovo jail where she advocated Zionism among her co-workers and tried to convince assimilated Jews to aim to get to Israel. She was tried (in absentia) by “OSO” (Special Committee) for participation in the anti-Soviet underground Zionist organization. She was released in 1952 and only after a lot of effort did she realize her dream and reach Israel in 1977. She worked as a doctor up to her retirement in 1986.
