Son of Shlomo (HaKohen) and Camilla. He was born in 1932 in Grazitz, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel in 1948. He completed two high school classes, and was drafted into the IDF in December 1950. On the 27th of Adar II, 4.4.1951) fell in battle and was brought to rest at the military cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem