Aaron Aronov is the leader in the movement to preserve Bukharian history and culture and the director of the Museum for the Heritage of Bukharan Jews.

Background

Aronov is a resident of Queens, New York, and an active member of the Bukharian Jewish Congress. The museum was initially located in the basement of Aronov's Rego Park home, known mostly to visitors and close friends. With the construction of a Bukharian Jewish Gymnasium, a Yeshiva for elementary school age, the museum took up a more prominent location. It has since been visited by prominent local elected officials, as well as diplomatic officials from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Aron has also been educated and self taught in 9 different languages. He has worked as a translator for Richard Nixon, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and also for the UN. His family is composed of his wife, two daughter, and two grandchildren.
His youngest daughter, Julie is married to Fashion Guru; Domenico Vacca.

See also

Bukhara State Architectural Art Museum-Preserve (has a collection of Bukharan Jewish artifacts)