He was born on 2 September 1880 in Galatz (Galati), Rumania.

His father was a conductor of the temple chorus, and with Goldfaden.

He finished a folkshul.

He sang as a child in the chorus with Goldfaden, and later he began to act in amateur roles, also acting in the German operetta in Vienna's Karl Theatre.

After acting for several years in Europe, he settled in Argentina, where he acted in the local Yiddish theatres, orchestrating the operettas and also composing his own music.
 

Sh. E.