Joseph Berger-Barzilai

Joseph Berger-Barzilai (original name Isaac Zeliaznik), 1904–1978, was founding member and secretary of the Communist Party of Palestine and a Comintern official in Soviet who fell victim to Stalin's purges. Berger-Barzilai was born in Cracow, Austria, in 1904. In 1914, his family fled the Russian army which threatened to invade their city for Vienna, and returned in 1916. He emigrated to Palestine at the age of 15 in 1920.

Joseph Berger-Barzilai

Joseph Berger-Barzilai (original name Isaac Zeliaznik), 1904–1978, was founding member and secretary of the Communist Party of Palestine and a Comintern official in Soviet who fell victim to Stalin's purges. Berger-Barzilai was born in Cracow, Austria, in 1904. In 1914, his family fled the Russian army which threatened to invade their city for Vienna, and returned in 1916. He emigrated to Palestine at the age of 15 in 1920.