English

Livelihood in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Sara ʾAtias
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1955
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translator: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen

Translation: 

General translation:

When her husband made Aliya, he was a carrier, and lifted sacks to trucks. Until one day, this came to his mother’s knowledge who was still abroad at the time. She sent him a letter and asked him to quit this job immediately, and so he did.

With a partner, they bought goats and milked them. They made a living out of milking goats. She was the one who milked the goats.

Afterwards, they purchased sheep in partnership with a man from Netivot, until a sheep disease broke out and then he took them to another moshav - Luzit.

Thereafter, her husband built a petrol station at the entrance to Netivot. His daughter ran it with him.

The Nazi invasion to Algeria

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Prof. Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Rahamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Poem for breaking the matza and 'Ha Laḥma ʿAnya' from Constantine

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Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Michael Sharvit
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Rabbi
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Serge Allouche

Translation: 

The section is sung before breaking the matzot. They would break a matza and sing: "Thus HKB"H (the Almighty) broke the sea into twelve paths, and the Israelites passed on whole and well, thus HKB"H will break the sea and save us."

"Ha Laḥma ʿAnya, etc".

Polygamy

Name of speaker: 
Yosef Twito
Participants in the conversation: 
Mazal-Mas‘uda Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1945
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: Family
Documentation: 
Prof. Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Rahamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Furnishing the house

Name of speaker: 
Sara ʾAtias
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1955
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: , Interior design
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Translation: 

General translation:

In El Oued (Souf) they had no beds, they slept on the floor and covered themselves in Khuli, which is a handmade quilt.

Her aunt used to weave the Khuli with loom. The Khuli comes in many shapes and colours.

Shabbat

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translator: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen

Translation: 

General translation:

For Shabbat they used to make bread in a Tabun oven. They also made fried pepper. The ḥamin (t'fina) they made on grill.

For Kiddush (blessing) they used squashed raisins minced in water.

They also did “Hamotzi” (blessed the ḥalla bread).

 

Shochne bate homer in Arabic

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Name of speaker: 
Jeano Atlan
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Serge Allouche