As a young man he was elected chairman of the Jewish youth circle "Literarni Sastanci" (Literary Meetings), which soon became a Zionist society.

[6] Under Licht leadership Zagreb was the strongest Zionist center in the newly founded Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

[8] Although he was not a wealthy person, Licht was a great philanthropist who often aided various Zagreb, students, sport and charitable societies.

[11] During the 1930s riots in the Mandatory Palestine, Licht always advocated peaceful solution over armed conflict.

[12] Licht openly criticized the rising wave of antisemitism in Nazi Germany and Soviet Union during the 1930s.

With help from the Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović, Licht soon found a permanent residence.

[16] Licht died in Montreux, Switzerland on 27 June 1948 as one of the rare Croatian Jews who managed to survive the Holocaust.