Samarkand

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cuisine

Documentation:

Maria Shomanov, The center of Bukharan Jew research, The Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East

Year of recording:

2018

Proverbs

Name of speaker:

Boris Isakov

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Businessman

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

2000

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Proverbs

Documentation:

Maria Shomanov, The center of Bukharan Jew research, The Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East

Year of recording:

2018

Bukharan song (original melody of 'Pomegranate Tree')

In memory of Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Efraim ZT"L

The song was sung in 1983 during the night of Passover at Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Efraim’s house in Dushanbe

Name of speaker:

Polina Kalantarova

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Epidemiologist

Age of speaker at time of recording:

64

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Samarkand, Dushanbe

Language:

Conversation topics:

Folk songs

Documentation:

David Ben Efraim

Year of recording:

1983

Transcriptor:

Marina Shumunov

Transcription:

1

Şudam ʙar surratat oşuq
Ki ʙar man mekunad gavƣo
Ci surrat surrati dilʹʙar,
Ci dilʹʙar dilʹʙari zeʙo

2

Agar az ʙoƣ xaʙar ojad
Ba sad gul gul ʙaron dilʹʙar
Ci gul gul gul guli ʙulʹʙul
Ci ʙulʹʙul ʙulʹʙuli şajdo

3

Nigori man ʙa sad xuʙi
Ki zulʹfaş naƣate dorad
Ci nagat nagati amʙar
Ci amaʙar amʙari soro

Proverbs

Name of speaker:

Boris Isakov

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Businessman

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

2000

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Proverbs

Documentation:

Marina Shomunov

Year of recording:

2018

Foods

Name of speaker:

Boris Isakov

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Businessman

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

2000

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Cuisine

Documentation:

Marina Shomunov

Year of recording:

2018

Against the "evil eye" custom

Name of speaker:

Boris Isakov

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Businessman

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

2000

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Customs and traditions

Documentation:

Marina Shomunov

Year of recording:

2018

Godspeed custom

Name of speaker:

Boris Isakov

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Businessman

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Year of immigration:

2000

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Customs and traditions

Documentation:

Marina Shomunov

Year of recording:

2018

Passover Seder (part B)

Dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Efraim ZT"L.

Recorded in Dushanbe.

Name of speaker:

Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Efraim

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Rabbi of the Dushanbe Jewish community

Age of speaker at time of recording:

80

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Samarkand

Language: