Somewhere in 1840 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 Jaffa, having exceptional good leadership skills.
Chelouche family had good connections with Arabic families, as they spoke Arabic.
One of the known family friends was a Turkish Governor. Aharon had two sons; Yosef Eliyahu and Avraham Haim.
Young Aharon started with goldand silver trade, became a money changer and started to buy land. He bought land at the north east side of Jaffa, which became known today as Neve Tzedek. The house was one of the largest residential houses at the late 19th century.
The family started to grow and Aharon built a second floor for the house.
At the east part of the house is a Synagogue. Today the house is an important landmark in Neve Tzedek, but it is still under construction Aharon was also interested of religious things, hiring a Rabbi from Beirut to teach "Torah in Jaffa.
Family has also been involved at ironand tile industry. Aharon Chelouche died 1920, which partially ended the era of Chelouche family.
