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Familial relationships

To my family and children

Name of speaker: 
Lea Etashga
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Community worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Bijar
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Life story
Documentation: 
Dr. Ohad Abudraham and Lilach Rocker
Year of recording: 
2017

Al-Sayran Day

Name of speaker: 
Shifra Martziano
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Elderly caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanandaj
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Documentation: 
Dr. Ohad Abudraham
Year of recording: 
2017
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Second speaker: Mrs. Rivka Golan (63), teacher and educator.

Engagement and marriage

To my family and children

 

Name of speaker: 
Marcel Sevgan
Participants in the conversation: 
Lea Etashga
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanandaj
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life
Documentation: 
Dr. Ohad Abudraham and Lilach Rocker
Year of recording: 
2017

Persian 'Mimouna'

 

 

 

Name of speaker: 
Rivka Golan
Participants in the conversation: 
Mrs. Shifra Martziano
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanandaj
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Mimouna
Documentation: 
Dr. Ohad Abudraham
Year of recording: 
2017

The Marriage of the Patriarch

In memory of Mordechai Saidoff

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Saidoff
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Betanure
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezy Mutzafi
Year of recording: 
2008

Biblical Translation (Genesis 1)

Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Nissim Eliyahu
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Rabbi
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
75
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Erbil, Koy Sanjak
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Translated biblical texts
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezi Mutzafi

The Fool Who Thought He was Dead

In memory of Mordechai Saidoff

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Saidoff
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Betanure
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezy Mutzafi
Year of recording: 
2008

Who Lends a Donkey?

In memory of Mordechai Saidoff

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Saidoff
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Betanure
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezy Mutzafi
Year of recording: 
2008

Koy Sanjak's Jews

Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Nissim Eliyahu
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Rabbi
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
75
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Erbil, Koy Sanjak
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezi Mutzafi
Year of recording: 
1996

The Shepherd Who Thought He was Dead

In memory of Mordechai Saidoff

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Saidoff
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Betanure
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Prof. Hezy Mutzafi
Year of recording: 
2008

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