Judeo-Arabic

Cycle of the year, Occupations and livelihoods, Settlement and absorption

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2020

Jewellery, mikve and ḥenna

Name of speaker:

Rachel Chakmon

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

83

Year of immigration:

1955

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Speaker's community of origin:

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Conversation topics:

Clothing, Customs and traditions, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Dialects in Tunisia and proverbs

Name of speaker:

Rachel Chakmon

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

83

Year of immigration:

1955

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Speaker's community of origin:

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Conversation topics:

Community, Language, Proverbs

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Childhood

Name of speaker:

Rachel Chakmon

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

83

Year of immigration:

1955

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Conversation topics:

Childhood, Education

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Making cuscus

Name of speaker:

Rachel Chakmon

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

83

Year of immigration:

1955

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Speaker's community of origin:

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Conversation topics:

Cuisine

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Matchmaking, wedding and early days of marriage

Name of speaker:

Zehava Mezig

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten teacher and foster caregiver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Hebrew (Zarzis tradition)

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Conversation topics:

Family, Wedding

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2020

The Nazi invasion to Zarzis

Name of speaker:

Zehava Mezig

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten teacher and foster caregiver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Hebrew (Zarzis tradition)

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Conversation topics:

World War II

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2020

Health, pregnancy and birth

Name of speaker:

Rachel Chakmon

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

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:

Health, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Tomb pilgrimage on Shavuot

Name of speaker:

Rani Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality

Age of speaker at time of recording:

49

Speaker's country of origin:

Iraq

Speaker's community of origin:

Baghdad, Israel

Language:

Cycle of the year, Sacred tombs, Shavuot

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Ophir Phofliger

Year of recording:

2021

Brit mila and zeved habat (naming the girl ceremony) piyyutim and customs

Name of speaker:

Rani Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality

Age of speaker at time of recording:

49

Speaker's country of origin:

Iraq

Speaker's community of origin:

Baghdad, Israel

Language:

Hebrew (Bashar tradition)