Son of Alexander and Rosa. He was born on December 7, 1908 in Germany. He studied at the Gymnasium there. He immigrated to Israel in 1933. During the War of Independence, he was a commander in the Arab village of Saba and on the 9th of Tevet 5711 (December 18, 1950) he fell as a lieutenant in the performance of his duties and was brought to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Sava.