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Eḥad Mi Yodeaʿ

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Ha Laḥma ʿAnya

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Returning to the city after World War II

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Holocaust, World War II
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Escaping the Nazis to Granada and Klapatsouna

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Holocaust, World War II
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Hiding in mountains with villagers' assistance

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Holocaust, Relationships with non-Jews, World War II
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Zionist song about Palestina

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Zionism
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Song about Mussolini

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Holocaust, World War II
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Aliya to Israel

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Aliya
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Passover

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Curses

Name of speaker: 
ʾEster Matsa
Participants in the conversation: 
Dr. Shay Matsa
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Greece
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aigio
Language: 
Judeo-Greek
Conversation topics: 
Proverbs
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

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