Son of Eliyahu and Mary. He was born on the 26th of Elul 5769 (26.9.1940) in the city of Beja in Tunisia. He graduated from elementary school there. In 1955 the family immigrated to Israel. He studied for one year at the “Shevach” vocational school and later worked as a locksmith. On the fifteenth of Sivan 5719 (21.6.1959) he fell in the line of duty and was put to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.