Born in 1921 in Yaroslavl, she joined the organization «Hashomer Hatzair» in Riga at a young age. After the German occupation she escaped from Riga’s ghetto but in 1944 she was arrested in Yaroslavl on charges of participating in the Zionist movement and was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment and 5 years exile. She served her time in the camps Northern Eagle, Usul’lag, Lentsa and in Kazakhstan. Released in 1956, she returned to Riga in 1957 and in 1971 managed to get to Israel. Remember & Save Association website
