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Secretly making aliya while carrying a baby

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Shabbat and attending synagogue in Morocco

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Her father and grandfather as Ḥachamim (sages of Talmud) and kabbalists

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Her mother's righteousness and modesty

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Women's mikve in the family house and immersion before the wedding

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Meeting her future husband, their engagement and wedding

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

The birth of a daughter, girls' occupations and studies

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Wedding song

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Nursery rhymes for a baby

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Ḥevra Qadisha in Morocco, burial and bereavement customs

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

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