Son of Reuven and Hannah. He was born on August 16, 1935 in India. He immigrated to Israel in 1954 when his widowed mother remained in her place. Until his enlistment in the IDF in February 1955, he was in training at Kfar Ruppin, and on the 28th of Elul 5708 (August 28, 1956), he fell while fulfilling his duties and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul