Song: Ya Ghaliya

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
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Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

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This Arabic poem inspired the creation of the Hebrew poem 'Goali-ya' by Asher Mizrahi