idd isher ▁Y uden bund ▁youth ▁movement ▁in ▁his ▁te ens . ▁After ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁econom ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg , ▁Berlin , ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Bas el , ▁gain ing ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁juris pr ud ence ▁at ▁the ▁latter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Hab on im , ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁was ▁elected ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁branch ▁of ▁He H al utz . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁he ▁married ▁Sen etta ▁Y ose ft al , ▁later ▁also ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁politician . ▁ ▁Y ose ft al ▁made ▁ali y ah ▁to ▁Mand ate ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁two ▁months ▁after ▁arriv ing , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁try ▁and ▁save ▁German ▁Jew ry . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁establish ing ▁a ▁work ▁brig ade ▁in ▁Ra ' an ana , ▁which ▁later ▁founded ▁k ib but z ▁Gal ' ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁ended , ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁absor ption ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Agency ' s ▁ali y ah ▁department . ▁Between