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Her aunts’ support after her mother’s passing

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Preparing laḥuḥ for Shabbat

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Preparing foods for Shabbat: hummus, harees, maḥshoush, ḥalva, zḥug

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

The injury of a relative who was challenged to jump off the roof and treating him

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Her mother's passing

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Synagogue, jewelry making, sharpening knives

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Relations with the village sheikh and the non-Jewish neighbors

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Immersion in the well

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Yaʿish (Shamʿa Gamill)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Mikve attendant, day center cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Housework: pumping water, carrying wood and grinding flour

Name of speaker: 
Yona Basel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Home births and midwives

Name of speaker: 
Yona Basel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

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