Born in 1905 in Amshinov (Mszczonów), Poland, to Chasidic parents, from the mother's side related to the Modzhitser rabbi.

Soon after his birth, his parents settled in Warsaw, where he learned in an old-time cheder, Talmud Torah and modern religious cheders, and until fourteen in a yeshiva. Then he became a trade employee in an institutional quarter(?), and at the same time attended evening courses, performing in dramatic circles with "Tseiri tsion", "HaTakhdut" et al, singing in the shnyur chorus.

In 1925 he went as a pioneer to Eretz Yisrael, and was employed in "boy work" and sang in the chorus in Golinkin's opera. For a short time he participated in the "Ohel" troupe, then worked in various kibbutzim, and was sent on the road to fence in land and there was [one of] of the main figures in the defense against the Bedouin attacks.

At the end of 1928 he arrived in Montevideo [Uruguay], took to trade and acted in the "M. Winchevsky Drama Circle", studied voice training and performed in concerts and secular, classical repertoire. He acted together with the actors from Buenos Aires and with the American guest-starring actors, such as Ben-Ami, Goldenburg, Joseph Schoengold, Jennie Goldstein, Sadie Schoengold, Sam Auerbach and A. Samberg from Poland. Later he performed in Buenos Aires in an Italian opera troupe as "Kenig (King)" in the opera "Aida".