Judeo-Aramaic

Speaker's community of origin:

Challa

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community

Documentation:

Prof. Steve Fassberg

Year of recording:

2001

Translation:

For translation and transcription see: Steven E. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa, Leiden 2010, pp. 194-198

Medicine in Israel

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker:

Ḥacham Meʾir David

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel

Age of speaker at time of recording:

84

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Sulaymaniya

Language:

Settlement and absorption

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Ophir Fofliger

Year of recording:

2018

Difficulties in livelihood

Name of speaker:

ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen

Participants in the conversation:

Shlomo Shemo-Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Carpenter, shoemaker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

91

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Occupations and livelihoods, Settlement and absorption

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

2018

Zionism

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker:

Ḥacham Meʾir David

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel

Age of speaker at time of recording:

84

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Sulaymaniya

Language:

Conversation topics:

Zionism

Year of recording:

2018

Pidyon haben (redemption of the first-born son)

Name of speaker:

ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen

Participants in the conversation:

Shlomo Shemo-Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Shoemaker, carpenter

Age of speaker at time of recording:

91

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Hebrew (Zakho tradition)

Conversation topics:

Circle of life

, Priestly blessing

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

2018

Aliya and work in Israel

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker:

Ḥacham Meʾir David

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel

Age of speaker at time of recording:

84

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Sulaymaniya

Language:

Aliya, Occupations and livelihoods, Settlement and absorption

Conversation topics:

Year of recording:

2018

The death threats over leaving for Israel

Name of speaker:

Shabtai (Shabo) Amrani

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer, security guard

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Challa

Language:

Conversation topics:

Aliya, Zionism

Documentation:

Prof. Steve Fassberg

Translation:

For translation and transcription see: Steven E. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa, Leiden 2010, pp. 240

Life story

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:

Life story

Documentation:

Batya Mazor Hoffman

Year of recording:

2018

Sufi Abraham, the prayer rug, and the Hajj

Name of speaker:

Shabtai (Shabo) Amrani

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Farmer, security guard

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Challa

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Folk tales

Documentation:

Prof. Steve Fassberg

Year of recording:

2001

Translation:

For translation and transcription see: Steven E. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa, Leiden 2010, pp. 234-239

Saharana

Name of speaker:

ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen

Participants in the conversation:

Shlomo Shemo-Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Carpenter, shoemaker

Age of speaker at time of recording:

91

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: