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'Laglag' song

In memory of my grandparents Jacob and Amuma Azar; In memory of my uncle Joseph, uncle Jehuda, aunt Samira, and uncle Sallaḥ, Azar. In memory of my aunt Pirḥa's husband, Isaac Jacob, and in memory of my mother, Daisy (Dalia) Abugoz-Azar.

Name of speaker: 
Pirḥa Azar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Nursery rhymes
Documentation: 
Tuvia Kravchek and Shosh Kravchek (Azar)
Year of recording: 
2017

"Dililol" song

In memory of my grandparents Jacob and Amuma Azar; In memory of my uncle Joseph, uncle Jehuda, aunt Samira, and uncle Sallaḥ, Azar. In memory of my aunt Pirḥa's husband, Isaac Jacob, and in memory of my mother, Daisy (Dalia) Abugoz-Azar.

Name of speaker: 
Pirḥa Azar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Nursery rhymes
Documentation: 
Tuvia Kravchek and Shosh Kravchek (Azar)
Year of recording: 
2017

Shabbat

Name of speaker: 
Naḥum Bosmi (Atʾar)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former Head of Human Resources of the Israel Police
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
95
Year of immigration: 
1925
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shabbat
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Uri Giron
Year of recording: 
2016

Passover Seder plate

Name of speaker: 
Naḥum Bosmi (Atʾar)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former Head of Human Resources of the Israel Police
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
95
Year of immigration: 
1925
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Uri Giron
Year of recording: 
2016

Proverbs and stories

In memory of Perla and Mordechai Nagad Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Sara Nagad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Proverbs
Documentation: 
Liran Osi and Dafna Mizraḥi
Year of recording: 
2018

Passover customs

Name of speaker: 
Naḥum Bosmi (Atʾar)
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former Head of Human Resources of the Israel Police
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
95
Year of immigration: 
1925
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke and Uri Giron
Year of recording: 
2016

Fear in Iraq

In memory of Perla and Mordechai Nagad Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Sara Nagad
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Liran Osi and Dafna Mizraḥi
Year of recording: 
2018

Mutual help and assistance in the community

In memory of my parents, Victoria and Meʾir ʿAbeda

Recorded in collaboration with the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center

Name of speaker: 
Lydia Sasson (ʿAbeda)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Biology teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community
Documentation: 
Lilach Rocker
Year of recording: 
2017

Story of a cow from Basra

For fans of the spoken Iraqi Arabic, in hopes that this language will continue to live on 

Name of speaker: 
Oded Amit
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Cultural activist at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Center
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Jokes
Documentation: 
Lilach Rocker
Year of recording: 
2017

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