Hi Graduates From USC Pharmacy School
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Hi Graduates From USC Pharmacy School
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When Hi came out of WWII, he soon thereafter met and married Roz´sister. They divorced a few years later, something which was often spoken about in whispers in the family because divorce was so taboo at the time.
Sometime in 1949, he met Betty Bloom who at the age of 23, already had a child (Denise) and had suffered the loss of her first husband (Robert or Bob Belsky).
They married on February 12, 1950, likely pregnant with their oldest son, Sasha, who was born on October 15, 1950.
In just a few months, Hi went from a carefree bachelor, to a husband with a ready made family of four. He realized the responsibility of that situation and set about the task of getting into college to make something of himself and provide for his family.
He had, before the War, been accepted into UCLA (after he made a bet with his mother, Ethel, who agreed to pay for his admission of $5 if he was accepted) but he never enrolled. Now, faced with a family of four, he needed to get into a program which would put him on the fastest track to financial stability. The University of Southern California had a 6-year program where he could go to undergraduate school and graduate school, thereby shaving two years off the regular process. He wanted to be a dentist, he thought he would enjoy working with his hands, and was accepted into USC Dental School, but found that they did not have an opening at that time, and he would have to wait a year to begin school. He found out, however, that the USC Pharmacy school had an immediate opening for him, so, in an act of true selflessness and dedication to his family, something he never much spoke about throughout his life, he enrolled in the 6 year USC undergrad and Pharmacy school program.
He graduated in June?, 1956. He is depicted her holding his USC Graduation Diploma and being kissed on both cheeks at the day of graduation by Betty Wisotsky Belsky Bloom, his wife of 6 years, and Ethel, his mom, on the left.
Note Betty´s rather sexy dress and the big smile on Hi´s face.
This pose was repeated several times for Sasha and Barry.
Sometime in 1949, he met Betty Bloom who at the age of 23, already had a child (Denise) and had suffered the loss of her first husband (Robert or Bob Belsky).
They married on February 12, 1950, likely pregnant with their oldest son, Sasha, who was born on October 15, 1950.
In just a few months, Hi went from a carefree bachelor, to a husband with a ready made family of four. He realized the responsibility of that situation and set about the task of getting into college to make something of himself and provide for his family.
He had, before the War, been accepted into UCLA (after he made a bet with his mother, Ethel, who agreed to pay for his admission of $5 if he was accepted) but he never enrolled. Now, faced with a family of four, he needed to get into a program which would put him on the fastest track to financial stability. The University of Southern California had a 6-year program where he could go to undergraduate school and graduate school, thereby shaving two years off the regular process. He wanted to be a dentist, he thought he would enjoy working with his hands, and was accepted into USC Dental School, but found that they did not have an opening at that time, and he would have to wait a year to begin school. He found out, however, that the USC Pharmacy school had an immediate opening for him, so, in an act of true selflessness and dedication to his family, something he never much spoke about throughout his life, he enrolled in the 6 year USC undergrad and Pharmacy school program.
He graduated in June?, 1956. He is depicted her holding his USC Graduation Diploma and being kissed on both cheeks at the day of graduation by Betty Wisotsky Belsky Bloom, his wife of 6 years, and Ethel, his mom, on the left.
Note Betty´s rather sexy dress and the big smile on Hi´s face.
This pose was repeated several times for Sasha and Barry.
Date
June, 1956
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Date Start
1956
Date End
1956
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“Hi Graduates From USC Pharmacy School,” Bloom Archive, accessed November 8, 2026, https://bloomarchive.org/items/show/1303.
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