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The flood in Baghdad during 1915

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Participants in the conversation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Geographical space
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Tomb pilgrimage on Shavuot

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Sacred tombs, Shavuot
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Brit mila and zeved habat (naming the girl ceremony) piyyutim and customs

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Hebrew (Bashar tradition)
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Folk songs
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Iraqi song and culture

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Education, Folk songs
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Aliya, absorption and family

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Family, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Rhythmic recitation for children

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Children's songs
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Ḥenna and ḥenna songs

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Folk songs, Wedding
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Language, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

Abd al-Karim Qasim and treatment to Jews

The recording took place at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center in Or Yehuda

Name of speaker: 
David Khedher Basson
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Chemical Engineer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1995
Departure date: 
1972
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Persons, Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

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