Son of Yitzhak and Atala. He was born on January 1, 1927 in Bucharest, the capital of Romania. He belonged to the Habonim movement. He immigrated to Israel in 1947. He was drafted into the IDF in February 1948. He was promoted to the rank of captain, and fell in the course of his duties on 23 Adar 5716 (6 March 1956) and was brought to rest in the cemetery in Kfar Saba.