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Belief in demons, use of amulets and fish and changing the family name

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs, Names
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

The professions of the Jews in Libya

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Harassment and false accusations of Muslims against Jews

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Conflict with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

The imprisonment of his friend in the Italian military prison and bringing Jewish women from the labour camp

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Conflict with non-Jews, World War II
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Rabbi Shimon Lavi's tomb and the person of Rabbi Chamous Cohen (Meiss Cohen)

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Sacred tombs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Learning Hebrew, bat mitzva lessons and celebration

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Education
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Family life in Al-Khums

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Life story
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Leadership of the Jewish community

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

German bombings, forced labour and starvation

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Conflict with non-Jews, World War II
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Journey on donkeys and the discovery of an ancient Jewish script

Name of speaker: 
Shalom Ḥamisa
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shepherd and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Khums
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

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