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Brit mila and zeved habat (naming the girl ceremony)

Dedicated to my wife, children, daughters in law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - success, happiness and wealth

Name of speaker: 
Shmuʾel Benyamini
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Secretary of Merḥavim Regional Council
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tekab
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Aviram Cohen and Mor Rivka Lasry
Year of recording: 
2019

Bar mitzva

Dedicated to my wife, children, daughters in law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - success, happiness and wealth

Name of speaker: 
Shmuʾel Benyamini
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Secretary of Merḥavim Regional Council
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tekab
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Aviram Cohen and Mor Rivka Lasry
Year of recording: 
2019

The grandfather and his family

Dedicated to my brother Mʾeir

Name of speaker: 
Avraham ʿAmedi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Worked in agriculture, construction, foreman, bus driver, tester at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; today: pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Sayings of the parents

Dedicated to my brother Mʾeir

 
Name of speaker: 
Avraham ʿAmedi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Worked in agriculture, construction, foreman, bus driver, tester at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; today: pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Proverbs
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Father's Aliya to Israel

Dedicated to my brother Mʾeir

 
Name of speaker: 
Avraham ʿAmedi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Worked in agriculture, construction, foreman, bus driver, tester at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; today: pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Kurdish Jews' foods

Dedicated to my brother Mʾeir

Name of speaker: 
Avraham ʿAmedi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Worked in agriculture, construction, foreman, bus driver, tester at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles; today: pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Cuisine
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Jokes and fables

To my deceased parents, and to the whole Kurdish community 

Name of speaker: 
Dalya Ḥarfuf (ʿAmedi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Tour guide abroad and works with the disabled; host at the “Kurdish Experience”
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Jokes
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Proverbs and family expressions

To my deceased parents, and to the whole Kurdish community 

Name of speaker: 
Dalya Ḥarfuf (ʿAmedi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Tour guide abroad and works with the disabled; host at the “Kurdish Experience”
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Proverbs
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Recipes

To my deceased parents, and to the whole Kurdish community 

Name of speaker: 
Dalya Ḥarfuf (ʿAmedi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Tour guide abroad and works with the disabled; host at the “Kurdish Experience”
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Aliya and family

To my deceased parents, and to the whole Kurdish community 

Name of speaker: 
Dalya Ḥarfuf (ʿAmedi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Tour guide abroad and works with the disabled; host at the “Kurdish Experience”
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Amadiya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Family, Zionism
Documentation: 
Alona Dashevsky Apkarian and Yaʿel wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

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