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Relationships with Muslims

Name of speaker: 
Yosef Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1945
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Moshav (village) agriculture in the 1950's

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Hanukka

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Hanukka
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Dream

Name of speaker: 
Sara ʾAtias
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1955
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translation: 

General translation:

Sara tells about one of her dreams. In the dream she saw a man named Ḥaimam who made Aliya on his own. She sits and the man says: “Hello sister”. She also sees people dancing in the dream.

Women's education

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Women
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translation: 

General translation:

At the El Oued community, the Jews and Arabs used to go to the same public school together. That is why her parents did not send her to school. There were Jewish children who went to public school and learnt French.

"Julie-Dalia learnt some French from her surroundings, especially during the time prior to making Aliya. During that time, they lived in an area called "Mascara.

Studying the Bible and Hebrew was for boys only.

Children's education and subjects of studies

Name of speaker: 
Yosef Twito
Participants in the conversation: 
Mazal-Mas‘uda Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1945
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Prophecy of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) - Shabbat chazon haftara

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Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Alber Naqash
Participants in the conversation: 
Unknown lady's name
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Rabbi
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Constantine
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Translated biblical texts
Documentation: 
Serge Allouche

Chad Gadya in Arabic

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Name of speaker: 
Rabbi Michael Sharvit
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Rabbi
Year of immigration: 
1970
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Constantine
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Translations
Documentation: 
Serge Allouche

Shavuot

Name of speaker: 
Julie-Dalia Bitan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf)
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shavuot
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke, Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018
Translation: 

General translation:

On Shavuot, the custom is to pour water on those who come in the house, and wet palm tree with milk. On Shavuot eve, sleep throughout the whole night in synagogue.

 

 

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