Born in 1913, in Petersburg, he joined the Amal movement, which was part of Beitar Ha-Shachar in Lithuania, eventually becoming the movement’s leader. Elected, in 1934, as secretary of Keren Tel-Hai in Lithuania, he was arrested in 1941 by the Soviet authorities for his Zionist activities and sentenced to 6 years imprisonment, followed by 12 years exile. Released in 1960, he finally got permission to leave for Israel in 1969. Remember & Save website
