| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Abramovich |
| Name | David |
| Birth year | 1917 |
| Sex | M |
Abramovich David
David Abramovich was born on 2 August 1917 in Jelgava, Latvia.
From 1931 to 1939 - member of HaShomer HaTzair. He collected donations for the Zionist funds Keren Kayemet and Keren HaYesod.
Between 1941 and 1946, David Abramovich was conscripted into the labour battalions of the Red Army. He made an unsuccessful attempt to cross the border between Turkmenistan and Persia to reach Palestine–Eretz Israel but was arrested and sentenced by a Special Council to 10 years of imprisonment in hard labour camps.
He served his sentence in the Angarlag, Taishet, and other camps. Released in 1955, he continued to fight for permission to repatriate to Israel, which he was finally granted in 1974.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/soviet_jews_exodus/POZ_s/POZ-46-1.shtml
Prisoner of Zion