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Reading the Book of ʾEsther and mishloʾach manot (sending of portions)

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

Cleaning, baking matzot and Hagala (koshering dishes for Passover)

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

Rabbi Shimon bar Yoḥai's assistance during her grandfather's passing

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

My father, ʾAharon Tam

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Recitation: women knew when to speak

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Reciting and singing about women and love

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Yemenite women and their status

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Shechita training

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Tarḥub (Yemenite singing style)

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Shrona Tam
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Documenter and researcher of Yemenite women's poetry, school principal, educator and music and biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

Making sabayah and laḥuḥ

Name of speaker: 
Shoshana Qarni
Gender of speaker: 
Female
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: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2023

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