Son of Asher and Mali. He was born on the 15th of KIslav, December 2, 1925, in the city of Iasi, Romania. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy and was a pharmacist by profession. Eliyahu immigrated to Israel in 1949 and was drafted into the IDF in March 1950. Eliyahu died of heart disease on the 22nd of Av 5710 (5.8.1950) and was brought to eternal rest in the Nahalat Yitzhak Military Cemetery.