Son of Haim and Sheina. He was born on January 30, 1935, in the city of Butosny, Romania. He completed eight elementary school classes in his city. He immigrated to Israel in 1951 and was educated in the religious youth village near Kfar Hasidim in the framework of Youth Aliyah until his enlistment in the IDF in October 1953. He died on 28 June 1954 and was brought to eternal rest in the Netanya military cemetery .