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World War II in Algeria

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: 
87
Year of immigration: 
1945
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Holocaust, World War II
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Sorts of foods

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Midwife

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

The Trachoma disease

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: Diseases
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Talmud Tora studies

                                                                                             

Name of speaker: 
Farji Bitan
Participants in the conversation: 
Biya (Clemontain) Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner; worked at 'Solel Boneh' and agriculture
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1957
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Secret language of goldsmiths

Note: the conversation is conducted in Hebrew and Arabic

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews, Secret language
, Secret language
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

The nutrition menu

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal-Mas‘uda Twito
Participants in the conversation: 
Yosef Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Tora studies for girls

                                                                                                                         

Name of speaker: 
Biya (Clemontain) Bitan
Participants in the conversation: 
Farji Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1957
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Yom Kippur

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Childhood in 'El Oued' (Souf)

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: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Childhood
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translation: 

General translation:

In her childhood she used to play cards with children, and other games too.

She was the only child who survived her mother’s 11 childbirths.

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