Born in 1912 in Bessarabia, he participated as a youth in Zionist youth movements. In 1927 he was among the founders of the “He-Chalutz Ha-Tzair” and was a secretary of the movement. In 1929 he founded a branch of the “Gordonia” movement in Belgrade, Serbia, and was active in the organization of Zionist students. As editor of Zionist newspapers and weeklies, he was in charge of issuing permission for production of kosher food in Telneshti. He worked also for “Keren Kayemet” and “Keren Ha-Yesod”. Arrested in 1950 for Zionist activity, he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Released in 1960, he eventually went to Israel in 1971. He died in 1986.
