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Fable

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker: 
Ḥacham Meʾir David
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Year of recording: 
2018

The seizure of Shabbo's brother and attempted forced conversion

Name of speaker: 
Shabtai (Shabo) Amrani
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, security guard
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Life story
Documentation: 
Prof. Steve Fassberg
Year of recording: 
2001
Translation: 

For translation and transcription see: Steven E. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa, Leiden 2010, pp. 240-247

Harun al-Rashid stories

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker: 
Ḥacham Meʾir David
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Year of recording: 
2018

Rosh Hashana customs

                                                                                                                 

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter, shoemaker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Passover customs

                                                                                                                

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter, shoemaker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Wedding customs

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker: 
Ḥacham Meʾir David
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Wedding
Year of recording: 
2018

The death of mighty Qoto

Name of speaker: 
Shabtai (Shabo) Amrani
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, security guard
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Challa
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Life story
Documentation: 
Prof. Steve Fassberg
Year of recording: 
2001
Translation: 

For translation and transcription see: Steven E. Fassberg, The Jewish Neo-Aramaic dialect of Challa, Leiden 2010, pp. 234-239

 

Foods

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker: 
Ḥacham Meʾir David
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Year of recording: 
2018

Spoken languages in Zakho

                                                                                                        

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community
, Spoken languages
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

School, childhood and matchmaking

In memory of my wife Rivka daughter of Yeḥezkel Beloulou

Name of speaker: 
Ḥacham Meʾir David
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer, factory worker, housefather, anchor of the weekly Tora portion (Parashat Hashavua) in Kol Israel
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Sulaymaniya
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Education
Year of recording: 
2018

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