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Confection

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: 
Cuisine, Cycle of the year, Hanukka, Passover, Purim
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Purim

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, Purim
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Yom Kippur, fasting and Hanukka

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, Fasting, Hanukka, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Sukkot and Shavuot

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, Shavuot, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Secret language and the synagogue

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: 
Language, Relationships with non-Jews, Synagogues
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Shabbat and Kiddush

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: 
Shabbat
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Song for Rosh Ḥodesh Adar

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, Purim, Rosh Ḥodesh, Sacred songs
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Rabbi Yedidya HaCohen and his daughters

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: 
Persons
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Children's song

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: 
Children's songs, Nursery rhymes
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Birth and its ceremonies

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: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Folk beliefs, Women
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

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