Son of Yehezkel and Tzippa. He was born on March 13, 1926 in Dabil, Russia. He was brought to Israel that year and educated at the Diskin orphanage in Jerusalem. He was drafted into the IDF in October 1948. On the 5th of Tammuz 5714 (5.7.1954), he fell while fulfilling his duties and was brought to eternal rest in the cemetery at Givat Shaul (Har Ha-Menuchot) in Jerusalem.