Aron, June 1988

 

Aron at Scott's UCLA graduation, June 1988

 

Aron at Furst Hardware Store, his first hardware store, Echo Park, CA.

 

Aron at Ports O'Call Village in San Pedro, CA., ca 1974

 

Aron, ca 2005

 

Aron in undated photo

 

Aron's relatives, probably paternal aunt and uncle.

 

Rosa riding in car with unknown persons, unknown location

 

Los Angeles High School Orchestra. Aron is in the third row, third from right, holding his violin under his arm.

 

Aron's son Randy in 1965

 

Aron's son Scott in 1962

 

Rosa, Joseph, and Aron with an unknown woman, unknown location.

 

Rosh Hashanah "card" from Berlin with Aron and his parents.

 

Aron's draft card, which he kept his entire life.

 

Ike stamps found in Aron's wallet. (Aron was an avid stamp collector as a youth.)

 

Aron with two boys, unknown location.

 

Aron. Probably in Berlin, approx age 9.

 

Daily Mirror paper (11-10-1949) shows Joseph Semel waving his hat, top-right of lower photo. Refugees went to wrong port.

New Orleans paper announces the arrival of Jewish immigrants; Semel family is featured.

 

Joseph Semel, Aron's father, died in 1966 due to an errant overdose of Digitalis while in a convalescent hospital.

Rosa Semel, Aron's mother; died when he was 17 from leukemia.

Joseph's US Certificate of Naturalization

 

Rosa's US Certificate of Naturalization

 

Joseph's AEF papers

 

Aron's AEF papers (photo not available)

Rosa's AEF papers

 

Aron's birth certificate: possibly a new certificate was needed in order for the family to emigrate to the United States. This was issued in Germany.

Semel Family Tree record for Joseph and Rosa

 

Semel Family Tree record for Aron

 

Jewish Agency For Palestine cover

 

Joseph's Palestine emigration papers

Rosa's Palestine emigration papers

 

Alein registration card

 

Alien registration paper

 

Aron on bicycle, approx age 8 (?)