Al Maḥwit

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Proverbs, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

ʾEfraim's mother: her character, actions and relationship with her family members

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Participants in the conversation:

ʾEfraim ʾEfraim

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Raḥel's relationship with her grandmother

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Participants in the conversation:

ʾEfraim ʾEfraim

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Family, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Relations between Jews and Muslims, immersion in a Mosque, performing miracles for Muslims, eye inflammation

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Health and folk medicine, Relationships with non-Jews, Women

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

A cheerful song and drumming

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Women's songs

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

A song for the bride that describes the bride's sadness over her sale and her beauty

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Wedding, Women's songs

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Jewelry, amulets against ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Circle of life, Folk beliefs, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

A story about ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye) and its removal using the name "Salameh"

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Circle of life, Folk beliefs, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Stories of demons told by Raḥel's grandmother

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Folk beliefs, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2022

Raḥel's father's occupation as a blacksmith, production of whistles, bowl

Name of speaker:

Raḥel ʾEfraim (Ruḥel Darvani)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Medical secretary, elderly caregiver, singer, volunteer in senior citizens' clubs, performs in choirs

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1949

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: