Aigio

Her uncle's attempt to rescue Jews

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Family, Holocaust, World War II

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Ḥad Gadya

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Eḥad Mi Yodeaʿ

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Ha Laḥma ʿAnya

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Returning to the city after World War II

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Holocaust, World War II

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Escaping the Nazis to Granada and Klapatsouna

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Holocaust, World War II

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Haggada portion that her father liked to read

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Hebrew (Aigio tradition)

Conversation topics:

Cycle of the year, Passover Haggada and the Seder

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Hiding in mountains with villagers' assistance

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Holocaust, Relationships with non-Jews, World War II

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Zionist song about Palestina

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Folk songs, Zionism

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Song about Mussolini

Name of speaker:

ʾEster Matsa

Participants in the conversation:

Dr. Shay Matsa

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Seamstress and a hospital clothing warehouse manager

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1954

Speaker's country of origin:

Greece

Speaker's community of origin:

Aigio

Language:

Judeo-Greek

Conversation topics:

Folk songs, Holocaust, World War II

Documentation:

Yehudit Henshke and Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

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