Hungarian industrialist. From July 1944 he became the member of the Jewish Council in Budapest. After the Arrow Cross takeover he was the head of the Jewish Council and he played dominant role in organizing food supplies and providing protection for ghetto residents. After the war he became president of the Pest Israelite Congregation and in 1950 he was appointed head of the National Representation of Hungarian Israelites. In 1956 he emigrated to Australia.