Son of Avraham HaCohen and Gitla. He was born on January 4, 1933, in Jassy, Romania, and he immigrated to Israel in 1951. He was drafted into the IDF in January 1952. He fell during his duties on 24 Tevet 5722 (December 31, 1961) and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Haifa. He left a wife and a child.