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Matchmaking, wedding and ḥenna - songs and customs

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Wedding, Women's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Spices, shechita and soup recipe

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Folk beliefs and story of a demon

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Making Harees

Name of speaker: 
Miriam Gadasi
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Al-Gades
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Prof. Shelomo Dov Goitein and his team
Year of recording: 
1954
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Engagement and wedding

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker: 
Lala Alfia
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Food dealer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Year of immigration: 
1994
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Damascus
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Wedding
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

Aliya and settlement

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker: 
Lala Alfia
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Food dealer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Year of immigration: 
1994
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Damascus
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

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