Son of Yosef and Tzila. He was born on July 25, 1935 in Jerusalem. After studying at the Reali School in Haifa until 1950, he continued his studies at the agricultural high school in Pardes-Hanna and completed his studies there in 1955. In August of that year he was drafted into the IDF on August 30, 1956.) He fell while carrying out a mine and was brought to rest at the military cemetery in Haifa.