Career
Born in Germany, he moved with his family to Łódź, Poland. He tied for 7-8th (1930), shared 4th (1931), and twice took 6th (1933 and 1934) in Łódź City championships. He represented Łódź in the 2nd Polish Team Chess Championship at Katowice 1934.
During World World War II, he lived in Łódź and Warsaw.
He took 2nd, behind Henryk Pogorieły, at the Warsaw Ghetto tournament in February—April 1942. At the beginning of 1943, he was arrested in the Ghetto, transported to Nazi concentration camp and killed in Auschwitz.