Judeo-Aramaic

Conversation topics:

Language, Sacred songs, Zionism

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2023

The opening of the Haggada, Ḥad Gadya and the first verse of the Book of Lamentations

Name of speaker:

Pinḥas Qoma

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Maintenance manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

90

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Iraq

Speaker's community of origin:

Erbil

Language:

Bible, Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2023

Reading the haftara of vision of Isaiah the son of ʾAmots

Name of speaker:

Pinḥas Qoma

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Maintenance manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

90

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Iraq

Speaker's community of origin:

Erbil

Language:

Conversation topics:

Bible

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2023

Spring in Kurdistan: experiences, picnic and the connection with the Muslims

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:

86

Year of immigration:

1951

Speaker's country of origin:

Kurdistan

Speaker's community of origin:

Sulaymaniya

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Family, Leisure, Relationships with non-Jews

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Story of meeting and marriage

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Wedding

Documentation:

Yisca Yizchak

Year of recording:

2021

Education in Iran and the treatment of a single Jewish student

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Education, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yisca Yizchak

Year of recording:

2021

Shabbat and holidays: building a sukka, studying on Shabbat, eating matza, and the Passover Seder night

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Passover, Shabbat, Sukkot

Documentation:

Yisca Yizchak

Year of recording:

2021

Romantic trip to Italy

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Jokes

Documentation:

Yisca Yizchak

Year of recording:

2021

Aliya to Israel, settlement and absorption

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Aliya, Settlement and absorption

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yisca Yizchak

Year of recording:

2021

Night school at the maʿabara (absorption camp)

Name of speaker:

Yom-Tov Kalimi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Truck driver

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

1952

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: