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Childhood story

Name of speaker: 
Simḥa Madaʿi
Participants in the conversation: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeping and agriculture
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Childhood, Family
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Birth

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Yom Kippur and Tishʿa BeʾAv

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Fasting, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Holidays and Purim dance

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Participants in the conversation: 
Simḥa Madaʿi and Shamsiya Kahalani
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Purim, Sacred songs, Women's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Family and life story

Name of speaker: 
Jamila Hillel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeping and agriculture
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Life story
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Jews arrival to Ḥabban and relationship with the Arabs

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Participants in the conversation: 
Shamʿa Hillel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

The uncle who was suspected of witchcraft

Name of speaker: 
Shamʿa Hillel
Participants in the conversation: 
Jamila Hillel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeping and agriculture
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Medicine and products

In memory of my dear wife Margo, my son Yehuda and my granddaughter Hila – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
ʿAmos Maimon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Hairdresser and construction contractor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
94
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Health
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Proverbs and word play

In memory of my dear wife Margo, my son Yehuda and my granddaughter Hila – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
ʿAmos Maimon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Hairdresser and construction contractor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
94
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Language, Proverbs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Song for son's birthday

In memory of my dear wife Margo, my son Yehuda and my granddaughter Hila – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
ʿAmos Maimon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Hairdresser and construction contractor
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
94
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

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