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Aronovich Ioseniya Geselyevna (1937)

Personal data
SurnameAronovich
NameIoseniya
PatronymGeselyevna
Birth year1937
Birth month1
Birth day2
Birth placeRiga
SexF

Aronovich (Aronowitsch) Ioseniya Geselyevna (née Foss) (02.01.1937, Riga)

Manicurist.

Family Background and Early Life

Ioseniya Aronovich was the daughter of Rocha (Raya) Iofan (née Zwik, Foss) (1913, Ventspils) and Hessel Foss (1905 – 1942).

In 1941 Ioseniya Aronovich was evacuated with her mother to Malmyzh, Kirov Oblast. In 1945 the family returned to Riga.

Ioseniya Aronoich completed seven grades of primary school.

Career

1955 – Apprentice at the Riga factory “Lenta”.

1955–1956 – Manicurist at the Cosmos factory.

1960–1964 – Manicurist at the Hairdressing Service Bureau in Riga.

1965 – Worked as a nanny at Riga Nursery No. 18.

1966–1968 – Manicurist at Hairdressing Salon No. 95, Riga.

Family and Emigration

Married to Hirsh Aronowitsch (1933, Krāslava), their children:

Harry Aronoich (1957, Riga)

Boris Aronovich (1963, Riga)

1968 – Emigrated to Israel with permission granted based on an invitation from her maternal aunt, Taube Foss (née Zwik) (1915, Ventspils) and her husband, Zamuël Foss (1896), a maternal cousin, who had emigrated to Israel in 1965.

Family

Hirsh Aronovich (1933, Krāslava) – husband
Harry Aronovich (1957, Riga) – son
Boris Aronovich (1963, Riga) – son
Rocha (Raya) Iofan (née Cvik, Foss) (1913, Ventspils) – mother
Hessel Foss (1905 – 1942) – father
Daniel Foss (1940 – 1945, Riga) – brother
Taube Foss (née Cvik) (1915) – maternal aunt

Zamuel Foss (1896) – maternal cousin, husband of Taube Foss