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Shabbo decides to end business dealings with his Kurdish neighbors

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya
Documentation: 
Prof. Steve Fassberg
Translation: 

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

 

Shavuot

                                                     

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shavuot
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Sukkot

To my brothers Meʾir and Tsvi Mizraḥi Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Naftali Mizraḥi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Violence against Jews

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Pogroms
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

The Shabbat

                                                                                                            

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Haftara of Tishʿa BeʾAv – Aramaic translation

To my parents Lea and Jacob Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Shalom
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Taxi driver, ḥazzan
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Fasting, Translated biblical texts
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Passover preparations

                                                                                                                 

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

The history of Jews in Challa

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
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. 234-239

The anti-Semitism of the King of Prague

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Sermons and moral tales
Year of recording: 
2018

The Agha takes what he wants

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
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

 

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