English

Bar mitzva

Dedicated to my dear son, Jayz Malul

Name of speaker: 
Anet (Ninnet) Malul
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housemother
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
65
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Renan Levi
Year of recording: 
2019

Rosh Hashana and foods

Dedicated to all my children and grandchildren

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal (Saʿida) Samin (Uzi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Tal Meʾir - Boaron
Year of recording: 
2019

Aliya and absorption

Dedicated to the grandchildren 

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Sliman Ḥajbi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Renan Levi
Year of recording: 
2019

Family life and circle of life in Ḥajba

Dedicated to the grandchildren

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Sliman Ḥajbi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Renan Levi
Year of recording: 
2019

Relationships between Jews and Muslims

Dedicated to the grandchildren 

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Sliman Ḥajbi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Renan Levi
Year of recording: 
2019

Life story and livelihood of handicraft professions

Dedicated to all my children and grandchildren

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal (Saʿida) Samin (Uzi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Tal Meʾir - Boaron
Year of recording: 
2019

Brit mila, zeved habat, bar and bat mitzva, ḥenna and wedding

Dedicated to all my children and grandchildren 

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal (Saʿida) Samin (Uzi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Tal Meʾir - Boaron
Year of recording: 
2019

Synagogue and Tora studies

Dedicated to all my children and grandchildren 

Name of speaker: 
Mazzal (Saʿida) Samin (Uzi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Tal Meʾir - Boaron
Year of recording: 
2019

The spoken languages in Egypt

Name of speaker: 
Prof. Jacob Choueka
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Professor (emeritus) of computer science, head of the Friedberg Cairo Geniza Computerization Project, chief editor of the dictionary 'Rav Milim'
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Year of immigration: 
1957
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Liran Osi
Year of recording: 
2018

Translation: 

General translation:

I was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1936. My mother came from Ḥalab in Syria.

At home we spoke Arabic and French. Amongst us brothers we spoke Arabic, and with mother we spoke French.

With the Muslim Egyptian Arabs we spoke Arabic.

 

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