Born in 1922 in Lida, Poland, he was an active member of the Young Zionist Movement in his hometown but after the Shlomo Ben-Yosef trial, (1938) he chose to get involved with the “Beitar” movement and from 1939 to 1941 he took an active part in the underground Zionist movement in Lida. He was also connected with the Vilna “Etzel” circle which helped the Jews who had crossed the USSR border. During his army service in 1942, his Zionist past was discovered. He was arrested, accused of treason and the intention of deserting the army because of his "Zionist inclinations". Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, he was released in 1947 but his dream to emigrate to Israel, via Poland, did not come true until 1958. Remember & Save website
