Bessarabia Governorate
Born in Bălți in the Beletsky Uyezd of the Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire (today in Moldova), Guershoni attended a Hebrew gymnasium. He was a Maccabi HaTzair member before joining Gordonia. He became a member of the Gordonia leadership in Romania, and was also a member of the central committee of the Romanian branch of HeHalutz.