Career
Born in Krakow in Poland in 1924, Ofer made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine the following year. He joined the Mandate-era Jewish Police force, and served in the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. After being demobilised in 1950 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he began working for Egged.
In 1965 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list.
He was re-elected in 1969, but died in office in September 1971 at the age of 47. His seat was taken by Moshe Shahal.
