Kalai was born in Lithuania , the son of Joseph and Pessia Strelitz . In 1924 , the family moved to Palestine , where family lived on Herzl Street in Kfar Saba and his father became a bank manager in the town . Following the 1929 Palestine riots , Kalai joined the Haganah . He was also a member of the Betar movement
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Hanoch Kalai