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Her father's education and spreading the legacy of Kurdish Jews

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Many thanks to Dr. ʿOz ʿAloni for the editing of the recording

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Family
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Spiritual leadership and Rabbis' daughters

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Persons
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Zichron Yosef neighborhood

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Geographical space
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Aliya and the Siege of Jerusalem (1947-1948)

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Community and women

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Women
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Translations, Shabbat and holiday

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a neighborhood social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shabbat, Translations
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Educators, education and punishments

In memory of my parents, Baruch and Riḥana Yona Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Yona
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former HR manager, lexicographer, manages the preservation of Kurdish-Jews legacy and language, board member of the Organisation of Kurdish-Jews
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Persons
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Writing of Kurdish-Jews language and culture

In memory of my parents, Baruch and Riḥana Yona Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Yona
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former HR manager, lexicographer, manages the preservation of Kurdish-Jews legacy and language, board member of the Organisation of Kurdish-Jews
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Language, Translations
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Aliya story

In memory of my parents, Baruch and Riḥana Yona Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Yona
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former HR manager, lexicographer, manages the preservation of Kurdish-Jews legacy and language, board member of the Organisation of Kurdish-Jews
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Piyyutim (liturgical poems) and a wedding

In memory of my parents, Baruch and Riḥana Yona Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Yona
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former HR manager, lexicographer, manages the preservation of Kurdish-Jews legacy and language, board member of the Organisation of Kurdish-Jews
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

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