Arie Goral was born as Walter Sternheim in Rheda (Westphalia) on October 16, 1909. Starting in 1925, he completed business training in Hamburg. From 1928–1930 he was a member of kibbutz Herut. In 1934 he emigrated to Palestine and changed his name to Arie Goral. As Arie Goral-Sternheim he returned to Germany in 1951. He died in Hamburg on April 23, 1996.