ków ▁s ht et l ▁in ▁Poland ▁( today ▁in ▁Ukraine ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁and ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁H agan ah ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁K ib but z ▁Ham ad ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Young ▁Le ad ership ▁in ▁Map ai ▁and ▁among ▁of ▁found ers ▁and ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁Ha K far ▁Ha Y ar ok . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Navy ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁E il at ▁Naval ▁Base . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Map ai ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁District . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Agricult ure ▁Ministry , ▁established ▁the ▁P oul try ▁Council ▁and ▁became ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁General ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ation ▁that ▁conducted ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁General ▁Manager