Son of Yosef and Mattel. He was born on July 2, 1933, in Lancut, Poland, and immigrated to Israel in 1949. He studied at the Talmud Torah in Rehovot and was drafted into the IDF in July 1951. He fell during his duties on the 22nd of Elul, 2.9.1953) and was brought to rest in the military cemetery in Kiryat Shaul.