Son of Yitzhak and Naomi. Born on 9 November 1929 in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, he immigrated to Israel in 1935. He completed his studies at the Alliance School in Jerusalem and was a member of the Irgun. While serving in the IDF, on the 21st of Adar 5709 (21.3.1949) he fell and was brought to eternal rest in the military cemetery at Nahalat Yitzhak.