Born in 1928 in Kishinev, she was a member of “Ha-Shomer Ha-Tsair” from childhood. After the war she organized Jewish groups for Aliyah to Israel. In 1948 she was arrested and the following year was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Archangelsk. She was released in 1956 after serving seven and a half years of her prison term and, after her release, continued her Zionist activities. She finally was given her chance to leave for Israel in 1960.
