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Jewish brigade of the British army

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

The capture of 40 thieves

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

World War I

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: , World War I
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

The flood in Baghdad during 1915

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Participants in the conversation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Folk beliefs and ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Juḥa stories

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Everyday life

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Multi languages and dialects

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Bereavement customs

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Blessings and proverbs

In memory of my parents, Yitsḥak and Yakut Wizman Z”L

Name of speaker: 
Sylvia Wizman Meimon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Post office clerk
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1962
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021