Hapoel Hatzair
In 1930 he moved to Jerusalem, where he became a Mapai activist, having previously been a member of Hapoel Hatzair. He also worked as an emissary to Morocco and Tunisia. In 1949 he was elected to the first Knesset on the Mapai list, and was re-elected in 1951. He died whilst still a Knesset member in 1952; his seat was taken by Shlomo Hillel.