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David and Goliath – Aramaic translation

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: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Brit mila

                                                                                       

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: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Jew builds a mosque

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: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: , Fairytales
Year of recording: 
2018

The Rabbi's wife

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: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018
Translator: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman

Translation: 

One day the Rabbi's wife told her husband: your wisdom is not your wisdom, it arrived from me.

He answered: after all I read the Tora, people are eager to hear my words, I am a butcher and an examiner, how is it possible that all derives from you?

She replied: let's get divorced and see. You will have a simple woman and I will find an ignorant man.

The Rabbi and his wife divorced, each one of them went their separate ways. The Rabbi married a young wife and had a child. The Rabbi's wife got married with an ignorant, simple man - a laborer. As he returned dirty and dusty from the day's work, he sat at the table and ordered her to serve him dinner. She told him, wash your hands and return to the table. The following day the man returned from his day of work, washed his hands and sat at the table. She told him: bless the Creator while washing your hands. The following day, after he washed his hands and blessed, she told him: Kadosh Baruch Hu (Almighty) He blessed us with the bread that rests before us, bless it with "Hamotzi" blessing (who brings forth bread from the earth). Every day the man learned something new from his wife. She taught him Tora, Halachot (Jewish rituals) and Tikkun Chatzot (midnight rectification), until he reached the level of the Rabbi's wisdom, her first husband.

The Rabbi married a young woman, who was preoccupied with raising a child, and asked not to be bothered. She didn't allow him to pray or go to the synagogue, until the point he stopped reading "Kriyat Shema".

One day the woman met the Rabbi who was her first husband. She asked what happened to him and what his conclusion was. He replied, "what do I say, all my teachings derived from you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn’t have had Tora". As the saying goes: every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

The beating and killing of 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: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
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 art of stealing while on a moving train

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: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
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

Folk tales, lamentations and family stories

Prof. Yona Sabar dedicated his article (Lel-Huza) about lamentations to the memory of Tsabaria Ido-Zaqen Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Tsabaria Ido-Zaqen
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Prof. Yona Sabar
Year of recording: 
1965

Folk tales and women's lamentations

Prof. Yona Sabar dedicated his article (Lel-Huza) about lamentations to the memory of Tsabaria Ido-Zaqen Z"L

 

Name of speaker: 
Tsabaria Ido-Zaqen
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
50
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Prof. Yona Sabar
Year of recording: 
1965

Abraham gets drunk

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: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
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

Father and son

                                                                                                                     

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo 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: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018