Born in Sniatyn, Ukraine (Galicia) (1899-1955), immigrated to Israel in 1920. Prior to immigrating to Israel, he studied architecture in Vienna, Austria. He designed several houses in Tel Aviv, and then moved to Berlin where he worked for several years. Returned to Israel in 1932. Known as the planner of the first office building in Tel Aviv (Beit Hadar), the conversion of the Dizengoff House into a museum In addition, he also designed houses outside the Land of Israel: the palace of the doctor of the King of Iraq Faisal in Baghdad, the city hall in Damascus and more. Was a member of the "Hug group of architects"