Aharon Chelouche

Aharon Chelouche ( / , Died April 7, 1920) was an Algerian Sephardic Jew, landowner, jeweler and moneychanger. At the end of the 19th century, he was a major figure in Jaffa's Jewish community. He was also known as the founder of the Neve Tzedek neighbourhood, now part of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Early life Chelouche was born in the Algeria City of Oran. His family moved to Ottoman Palestine in 1840, when his parents travelled by ferry to Haifa. Soon afterwards the family moved to Nablus, then to Jerusalem, and thereafter finally to Jaffa. They became soon one of the leading families in the city, having exceptional good leadership skills. The Chelouche family had good connections with Arab families, as they spoke Arabic. One of the known family friends was a Turkish governor. Aharon had two sons, Avraham Haim and Yosef Eliyahu, as well as five daughters.