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My mother’s memories of the Najran Region (Saudi Arabia) and making aliya

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

My father the healer and folk medicine

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

My father-in-law and mother-in-law

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

The different bridal headpieces according to her community and ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
David and Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Wedding and ḥenna songs

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
David and Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Women's community and its assistance during ḥenna and childbirth

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Ḥenna, immersion in the river and my mother’s wedding

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Participants in the conversation: 
Naʿomi Shuker
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Women's prayer during the grinding work

Name of speaker: 
Mazal Tsiyoni (Saʿida David)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Bridal dresser and Chuppa escort
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
74
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

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