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Love song

Dedicated to my dear family and to the memory of my parents

Name of speaker: 
Shimʿon Shmuʾel (Shiḥki)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer and truck driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
89
Year of immigration: 
1932
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sandor
Language: 
Kurdish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Sara Anton
Year of recording: 
2021

Song for the king of Persia's wife

Dedicated to the health of my wife and children 

Name of speaker: 
Raphaʾel Benyamini
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tekab
Language: 
Kurdish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Mor Rivka Lasri
Year of recording: 
2019

Courtship song

Dedicated to my wife, children, daughters in law, grandchildren and great-grandchildren - success, happiness and wealth

Name of speaker: 
Shmuʾel Benyamini
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Secretary of Merḥavim Regional Council
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tekab
Language: 
Kurdish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Mor Rivka Lasri
Year of recording: 
2019

Message to the Kurdish leadership

Dedicated to my dear family and to the memory of my parents

Name of speaker: 
Shimʿon Shmuʾel (Shiḥki)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer and truck driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
89
Year of immigration: 
1932
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sandor
Language: 
Kurdish
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Sara Anton
Year of recording: 
2021

Folk song

Dedicated to my dear family and to the memory of my parents

 
Name of speaker: 
Shimʿon Shmuʾel (Shiḥki)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer and truck driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
89
Year of immigration: 
1932
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sandor
Language: 
Kurdish
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Sara Anton
Year of recording: 
2021

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