Moshe Paul Minden was born on May 4, 1926 in Darmstadt, Germany, to Walter and Sophie.
He emigrated to the US, joined the Intercollegiate Zionist Federation of America (IZFA) and did hachshara in Averill Park, NY.
He made aliya in 1949 and came with the garin to Kibbutz Beth HaShitah, eventually moving to Kibbutz Yiftach, where he worked as a tractor operator. He was drafted into the IDF in May 1951 and died while on active duty on August 3, 1953.