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Making aliya with her brother and her parents' attempt to make aliya

Dedicated to my son, Shimʿon Dahan, and to my daughter, ʾIlana Berman

Name of speaker: 
Roza Dahan (Mizraḥi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide and housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Izmir
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Family
Documentation: 
Gila Zamir and Elishevʿa Barak
Year of recording: 
2020

Passover

Name of speaker: 
ʾEsther ʾEshkenazi Sultan
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Research manager at the Ministry of Tourism
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1965
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Izmir
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Passover, Passover Haggada and the Seder
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2022

The Aburtados community, Jews who converted to Islam

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Community, Non-Jewish population
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

Activity in Zionist movements and hiding the activity from the Government

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews, Zionism
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

The Jewish community, Anusim (forced converts) and “Guardians of the Tora”

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Community, Education
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

Jews fleeing from the Nazis

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Holocaust, World War II
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

Judeo-Spanish dialects

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Language
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

Relations with Muslims and the government's attitude toward the State of Israel

Name of speaker: 
Luna Tarragona
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Accountant and volunteer at the National Insurance
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1964
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Istanbul, Edirne
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews, Zionism
Documentation: 
Dr. Shifra Schnoll
Year of recording: 
2021

Children's song that a grandmother sings for her grandson

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Children's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Simḥat Tora and Passover

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover, Simḥat Tora
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

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