Amnuel Sheftel (1908-1994)

Amnuel Sheftel (Born 1908, Liepāja, Latvia – Died October 1994, Israel)

Zionist Activist, Prisoner of Zion

Political and Zionist Activities

From a young age, Sheftel Amnuel joined the Betar organisation in Liepāja. He later became:

  • Commander of a Betar unit

  • Member of the commissariat

  • Chairman of the Centre for the Organisation of Revisionists, supporters of Zeev Jabotinsky

  • Founder of the Revisionist student organisation "Tchelet Lavan"

Arrest and Imprisonment

  • 1943 – Arrested for Zionist activities.

  • Sentenced by the Special Council (OSO) to 5 years in prison.

  • Served his sentence in Norilsk labour camps.

  • 1946 – Released.

Later Life and Repatriation

  • 1952 – Returned to Riga.

  • 1971 – Finally repatriated to Israel with his family.

  • October 1994 – Passed away in Israel.

Source:

Prisoners of Zion