Tsemakh Israel (1921, Rēzekne). From childhood he was a member of “Beitar.” In 1941 he was arrested by the Soviet authorities and charged with treason and an attempt to illegally leave the Soviet Union. He was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and 5 years of exile. He served his sentence in the Daglag, Unzha Corrective Labor Camp, the Mineralny Special Camp, and the Krasnoyarsk Camp. He was released in 1956. Only in 1971 did he succeed in leaving for Israel.