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The café

Name of speaker: 
Reuven Sarusi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Train driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Leisure
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Zohar and brit mila

Name of speaker: 
Reuven Sarusi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Train driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

The synagogue, school and holidays

Name of speaker: 
Reuven Sarusi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Train driver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Education, Passover, Sukkot, Synagogues
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Passover Haggada from Tunis

May listening to this Haggada create yearnings for God – the one who redeems Israel from exodus until this day, during our national revival in Israel. May we be empowered by the will to ascend to true liberty

Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Yosef Ben Shushan
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Tora teaching and public activity
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
56
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis, Israel
Language: 
Hebrew (Tunis tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

Kiddush for Seder from Tunisia

May listening to this Haggada create yearnings for God – the one who redeems Israel from exodus until this day, during our national revival in Israel. May we be empowered by the will to ascend to true liberty

Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Yosef Ben Shushan
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Tora teaching and public activity
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
56
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis, Israel
Language: 
Hebrew (Tunis tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

"Let Us Praise" - Passover Piyyut from Tunis

May listening to this Haggada create yearnings for God – the one who redeems Israel from exodus until this day, during our national revival in Israel. May we be empowered by the will to ascend to true liberty

Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Yosef Ben Shushan
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Tora teaching and public activity
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
56
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim, Sacred songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

The family in Tunis, Aliya and settlement in Israel

Dedicated to my parents Yosef Ḥassan and Mary Ḥassan Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Jacqueline Bokra
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Hospital cleaning
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Madi Rozenblat
Year of recording: 
2019

AMIT museum

Dedicated to my beloved family, to Tunisians, and for future generations for the sake of preserving the tradition

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal Tabeka
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Hotel maintenance manager, AMIT museum manager, Netanya
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Folk stories

Dedicated to my beloved family, to Tunisians, and for future generations for the sake of preserving the tradition

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal Tabeka
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Hotel maintenance manager, AMIT museum manager, Netanya
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Shabbat, holidays and foods

Dedicated to my beloved family, to Tunisians, and for future generations for the preservation of tradition

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal Tabeka
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Hotel maintenance manager, AMIT museum manager, Netanya
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tunis
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Cycle of the year, Shabbat
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

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