Djerba

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Hanukka, Purim, Tu BiShvat

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Passover

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him, serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker:

Saʿada Trabelsi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Merchant

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1990

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Passover, Passover Haggada and the Seder

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Counting of the Omer and Shavuot

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him, serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker:

Saʿada Trabelsi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Merchant

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1990

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Counting of the Omer, Shavuot

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Selling mitzvot

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him, serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker:

Saʿada Trabelsi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Merchant

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1990

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Customs and traditions

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Sukkot, Hoshaʿana Rabba, Shemini Atzeret and Isru chag

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him, serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker:

Saʿada Trabelsi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Merchant

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1990

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Sukkot

, Isru chag, Shemini Atzeret

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him, serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker:

Saʿada Trabelsi

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Merchant

Age of speaker at time of recording:

71

Year of immigration:

1990

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

1994

Piyyut for Shabbat from Djerba

We thank poet Shmuʾel Vazan for his permission to use this piyyut on our website

Name of speaker:

Shmuʾel Wezzan

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Poet

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

(community tradition) Hebrew

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Passover, Piyyutim, Shabbat

Year of recording:

2020

The community's atmosphere and foods

Name of speaker:

Rivka Sofer (Bashiri)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

78

Year of immigration:

1976

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Community, Cuisine, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Moria Sofer

Year of recording:

2020

Brit mila and Zohar

Name of speaker:

Rivka Sofer (Bashiri)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

78

Year of immigration:

1976

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Circle of life, Customs and traditions

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Moria Sofer

Year of recording:

2020

Holiday foods

Name of speaker:

Rivka Sofer (Bashiri)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress

Age of speaker at time of recording:

76

Year of immigration:

1976

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: