Early Life
Ivan Moscovich was born in the former Yugoslavia, to Hungarian parents. His father was an industrial designer. Ivan had a happy childhood until the outbreak of World War II when Hungary occupied the area of Yugoslavia in which they lived, and his father was killed during the occupation. Later during the war, Ivan was taken to the concentration camps Auschwitz, Bergen Belsen and others, where he was liberated by British troops in 1945. He was sent for recuperation in Sweden before returning home. Finishing his University studies in Mechanical Engineering he immigrated to Israel. Initially he worked as a research scientist, involved in the design and creation of teaching materials, aids and educational games.
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