Beni Mellal

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Childhood, Family

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

The King of Morocco's Protection of the Jews During War

Dedicated with love to my family, and especially my granddaughters and grandsons!

Name of speaker:

Shimʿon ʾOhana

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Manufacturing plant worker and events singer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1963

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Escape at night from Beni Mellal and making aliya to Israel via Casablanca

Dedicated with love to my family, and especially my granddaughters and grandsons!

Name of speaker:

Shimʿon ʾOhana

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Manufacturing plant worker and events singer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1963

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Aliya

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Beni Mellal: life and livelihood in a city mixed with Arabs and Jews

Dedicated with love to my family, and especially my granddaughters and grandsons!

Name of speaker:

Shimʿon ʾOhana

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Manufacturing plant worker and events singer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1963

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Community, Occupations and livelihoods, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

A renewed visit to Morocco and the excitement of seeing his childhood home

Dedicated with love to my family, and especially my granddaughters and grandsons!

Name of speaker:

Shimʿon ʾOhana

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Manufacturing plant worker and events singer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1963

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Life story

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Love of Jewish holidays: Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot

Dedicated with love to my family, and especially my granddaughters and grandsons!

Name of speaker:

Shimʿon ʾOhana

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Manufacturing plant worker and events singer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1963

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: