Damascus

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Clothing, Geographical space, Names, Occupations and livelihoods

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Relationship with the Muslims before and after the Six-Day War

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Non-Jewish population, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Holidays and festivals (public and religious)

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Passover, Purim

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Children's songs and Red Riding Hood (Layla Wa Dib)

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Children's songs, Folk tales

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Foods and beverages

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cuisine

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye): proverbs and traditions

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Folk beliefs, Proverbs

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Education and language amongst Jews

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Education, Language, Secret language

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

Lala Alfia's life and family story

Dedicated with love to the Yazdi and Alfia families

Name of speaker:

Lala Alfia

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Food dealer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

50

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Family, Life story

Documentation:

Yaʿel Baruch

Year of recording:

2020

"Ha Laḥma ʿAnya"

Name of speaker:

Vicky Gada (Sweid)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Civil engineer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

49

Departure date:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Passover Haggada and the Seder

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke

Year of recording:

2020

Tishʿa BeʾAv

Name of speaker:

Vicky Gada (Sweid)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Civil engineer

Age of speaker at time of recording:

49

Year of immigration:

1994

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: