Judeo-Arabic

Speaker's community of origin:

Baqubah

Language:

Geographical space, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Lilach Rocker

Year of recording:

2018

Making Aliya

In memory of my son Victor and my husband Eliyahu Latif, who was a prisoner of Zion in Iraq

The recording took place at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center

Name of speaker:

Yvette Eliyahu (Levi)

Participants in the conversation:

Lydia Sasson

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Pensioner

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Baghdad

Language:

Conversation topics:

Aliya, Life story

Documentation:

Lilach Rocker

Year of recording:

2017

Congratulations and wishes for the holidays

To my children Miriam, Revital and Oz-Ezra

Name of speaker:

Najat Mesassa Rhoda

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Mosul

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year

Documentation:

Sarit Milal

Year of recording:

2017

The Jewish school in Baghdad

In memory of my son Victor and my husband Latif Eliyahu, who was a prisoner of Zion in Iraq

Recorded in collaboration with the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center

Name of speaker:

Yvette Eliyahu (Levi)

Participants in the conversation:

Lydia Sasson

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Pensioner

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Baghdad

Language:

Conversation topics:

Education

Documentation:

Lilach Rocker

Year of recording:

2017

The schools in Cairo

Name of speaker:

Prof. Jacob Choueka

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Professor (emeritus) of computer science, head of the Friedberg Cairo Geniza Computerization Project, chief editor of the dictionary "Rav Milim"

Age of speaker at time of recording:

81

Year of immigration:

1957

Speaker's country of origin:

Egypt

Speaker's community of origin:

Cairo

Language:

Conversation topics:

Education

Documentation:

Liran Osi

Year of recording:

2018

Piyyut for brit mila: Hadi Mila u'bada

Name of speaker:

David Ḥajaj

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Mohel and ḥazzan

Age of speaker at time of recording:

81

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Tunis

Language:

Conversation topics:

Sacred songs

Documentation:

Tsila Cohen

Year of recording:

2011

Song for encouraging prayer and piety

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Education, Women's songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Song for good measures and piety

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Education, Sacred songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Moshe Rabbenu

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Translated biblical texts, Women's songs

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

The story of the rabbi's son and the king's ring

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: