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Home remedies and ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Folk beliefs, Health
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Clothing

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Clothing
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Relations between Lebanese and Syrians

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Geographical space, Life story, Non-Jewish population
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Bereavement customs

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Occupation and professions

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Proverbs and blessings

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Proverbs, Sermons and moral tales
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Song and recitation for toddlers

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Children's songs, Education
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Life in Israel

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Life story, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Entertainment and Lebanese cuisine

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Leisure
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Life in Lebanon

Dedicated to all Lebanese Jews in Israel and the rest of the world, and to the younger generation who was not familiar with the Switzerland of the Middle East

Name of speaker: 
Reine Akad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Lebanon
Speaker's community of origin: 
Beirut
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Education
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

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