In 1941, the area where he lived was occupied by the Germans.  A Major in the Wehrmacht named Eberhard Helmrich, who was in charge of supplies, arranged a hiding place and food and work for Moshe and his family.  Helmrich and his wife saved the lives of many Jews and were recognized as Righteous Gentiles.  In 1943, Moshe’s mother and his older brother were taken to a near-by forest and murdered.  Moshe was transferred to the Krakow-Plazhow Concentration Camp where he stayed for 4 months.  In 1945, he was led on a Death March between several camps. 

In 1947, Moshe immigrated to Israel.  The ship he was on was discovered by the British, and the immigrants who did not disembark were arrested and sent to Cyprus.  However, Moshe swam out along with a few other immigrants.  He came to Kibbutz Mizra where he lives to this day. 

Moshe and Esther married in 1950 and had three children.  Their eldest son, Ami, was the commander of an armored division and fell during the Yom Kippur War on the banks of the Suez Canal.  After his death, he received a citation for the operation in which he fell.  The couple has four grandchildren.