Born in1913. in Kovno, Lithuania, he joined the movement “Beitar” as a young man and became an active member of this organization, being appointed to the position of Lithuanian operational officer in the organization before WWII. After the war, in 1945, he was involved in the illegal transfer of Jews from Lithuania through Poland into Palestine –Eretz Israel. Arrested soon after that and sentenced to 9 years in Gulag plus to 1 year in exile, he was released in 1955, but was unable to get to Israel until 1971. In Israel he was an active member of the Council of the Organization of the Prisoners of Zion and served as its chairman for several years. He died in 2005. Remember & Save Association websites
