Shimon Shapira

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Born in 1914 in Ukmerge, Lithuainia, he was an active member of both Beitar and Tsachar. For 3 years was a military commander in Beitar and an elections organizer to the Zionist Histadrut Congress. He tried to get to Erets Israel but couldn’t get a certificate. He taught in the Tarbut Secondary School. Arrested in 1941, he was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment which he served in Jakutiya. Released in 1957, he finally got to Israel in 1966. Remember & Save website
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