Name of speaker:
Sima Buḥbut
Gender of speaker:
Female
Occupation of speaker:
Domestic worker, jam and liquor making, and jewellery design
Age of speaker at time of recording:
71
Year of immigration:
1953
Speaker's country of origin:
Speaker's community of origin:
Language:
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics:
Documentation:
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording:
2019
Hebrew translator:
Sima Buḥbut
Translation:
For 11 years I learned how to raise my children, and human relations, one hour a week at the Adler Institute in the most beautiful way. Then I studied English for six years once a week. I can read, write and speak. Then I had a knee replacement, which thanks to that I managed to decorate the house with glassware, clay, wooden boxes and lots of bowls and plates and flower vase for seven years. After that I went to study the art of beading. I made necklaces, bracelets, rings and ear...read more