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Manners of payment amongst Jews

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

 
Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Jewish prayers for rain

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

 
Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Prayer
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Relationships with 'non-Jews'

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Encounters with demons

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

 
Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Occupation and livelihood

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Life story

In memory of my dear parents: Raḥel daughter of Rabbi Yiḥya Ḥamami, and Rabbi Binyamin son of Yiḥya Yosef - that raised me, educated me and brought me to this day with wisdom, understanding, diligence and integrity

 
Name of speaker: 
Yosef Yosef
Participants in the conversation: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook - Chef
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥaima
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Life in Yemen and Aliya to Israel

In memory of my dear parents: my father, my teacher Yiḥya ʿOkabi Iben-Saʿid and Hadya, and my mother, my teacher, Marat Saʿada Bint Romiya and Yiḥya ʿUzeri, may their soul be bound up in the bond of life

 
Name of speaker: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Participants in the conversation: 
Yosef Yosef
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Domestic worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanaʽa
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Circle of life
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Foods amongst the Jews of Sanaʽa

In memory of my dear parents: my father, my teacher Yiḥya ʿOkabi Iben-Saʿid and Hadya, and my mother, my teacher, Marat Saʿada Bint Romiya and Yiḥya ʿUzeri, may their soul be bound up in the bond of life

Name of speaker: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Participants in the conversation: 
Yosef Yosef
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Domestic worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanaʽa
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Traditional medicine

In memory of my dear parents: my father, my teacher Yiḥya ʿOkabi Iben-Saʿid and Hadya, and my mother, my teacher, Marat Saʿada Bint Romiya and Yiḥya ʿUzeri, may their soul be bound up in the bond of life

 
Name of speaker: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Participants in the conversation: 
Yosef Yosef
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Domestic worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanaʽa
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Health
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Grinding flour

In memory of my dear parents: my father, my teacher Yiḥya ʿOkabi Iben-Saʿid and Hadya, and my mother, my teacher, Marat Saʿada Bint Romiya and Yiḥya ʿUzeri, may their soul be bound up in the bond of life

Name of speaker: 
Bat Sheva Ḥatuka
Participants in the conversation: 
Yosef Yosef
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Domestic worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sanaʽa
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Women's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

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