Judeo-Aramaic

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Folk beliefs, Health

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2020

Cooking with Israeli arum (plant)

Name of speaker:

Yona Shmuʾel

Participants in the conversation:

Neḥama Shmuʾel

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Agriculture, infrastructure and winemaking

Age of speaker at time of recording:

70

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cuisine

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2020

History of Zakho and hospitality of King Zakho’s son

To my sister Zerifa (Zaqen) ʿAdika and to the Zaqen family

Name of speaker:

Yosef Zaqen

Participants in the conversation:

Shamdin ʾAga

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Construction worker, driver, electrician, dancer and Kurdish dance instructor

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Persons

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

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* Recorded at a gathering of Zakho Jews

Family, community and synagouges

To my sister Zerifa (Zaqen) ʿAdika and to the Zaqen family

Name of speaker:

Yosef Zaqen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Construction worker, driver, electrician, dancer and Kurdish dance instructor

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Family, Synagogues

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

Childhood: swimming, fishing and horse riding

To my sister Zerifa (Zaqen) ʿAdika and to the Zaqen family

Name of speaker:

Yosef Zaqen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Construction worker, driver, electrician, dancer and Kurdish dance instructor

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Childhood, Leisure

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

Journey with father

To my sister Zerifa (Zaqen) ʿAdika and to the Zaqen family

Name of speaker:

Yosef Zaqen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Construction worker, driver, electrician, dancer and Kurdish dance instructor

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Family, Geographical space, Leisure

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

Life story: childhood, education and family

To my sister Zerifa (Zaqen) ʿAdika and to the Zaqen family

Name of speaker:

Yosef Zaqen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Construction worker, driver, electrician, dancer and Kurdish dance instructor

Age of speaker at time of recording:

82

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Childhood, Education, Family, Life story

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

Engagement, wedding, marriage life and domestic violence

Dedicated to my son ʾAdir

Name of speaker:

Zakia Ḥucha

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Geriatric care

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zakho, Mosul, Baghdad

Language:

Conversation topics:

Circle of life, Family, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2018

Making and earning from ʿaraq (drink)

Dedicated to my son ʾAdir

Name of speaker:

Zakia Ḥucha

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Geriatric care

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zakho, Mosul, Baghdad

Language:

Cuisine, Occupations and livelihoods

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2018

Education, employment and Bar mitzva

Dedicated to my son ʾAdir

Name of speaker:

Zakia Ḥucha

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Geriatric care

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Zakho, Mosul, Baghdad

Language: