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Comparing life in Baghdad to life in Israel

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
Moshe Muʿalem
Participants in the conversation: 
David Shemesh
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story
Documentation: 
David Shemesh
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Tale of guards caught stealing

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk tales
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Tale of two men arriving at the synagogue

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
Moshe Muʿalem
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Sermons and moral tales
Documentation: 
David Shemesh
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

World War II

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews, World War II
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Jewish brigade of the British army

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
World War II
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

The capture of 40 thieves

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Non-Jewish population
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

World War I

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story
, World War I
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

The flood in Baghdad during 1915

From Prof. Jacob Mansour’s (1924-2020) research

In the memory of one of greatest scholars of Baghdadi Jews’ spoken Arabic, and one of the founders of the Department of Hebrew Language at the University of Haifa and the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University

Name of speaker: 
ʾElisha Shina
Participants in the conversation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant, farmer and kosher food supplier
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
72
Year of immigration: 
1971
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Geographical space
Documentation: 
Clarette ʿEinat-Shina
Year of recording: 
1974
Translator: 
Prof. Jacob Mansour

Tomb pilgrimage on Shavuot

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Sacred tombs, Shavuot
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021
Translator: 
Nathan Himmelfarb
Translation: 

On Shavuot, the Iraqi Jews like to…they don’t (just) like to, they have a custom of making kahi and qemar. And Shavuot in Baghdad, they would go to the Prophet Ezekiel and visit his tomb. And on the morning of the holiday, they eat cheeses…they eat kahi and qemar. That’s the custom of Shavuot in Baghdad. When the wake up on Shabbat, all of the Iraqi Jews eat eggs and eggplant. And we, at home, like to eat pita…hot bread…and eggs and eggplant, salads and amba. And that’s the custom of all Iraqi Jews on Shabbat morning. On the evening of Shabbat, when we do the Shabbat blessings, we say Iraqi Shbahot (Jewish songs of praise). We do it…in our house, we like the Iraqi customs.

 

Brit mila and zeved habat (naming the girl ceremony) piyyutim and customs

Name of speaker: 
Rani Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Director of Eastern Culture at Ramat Gan Municipality
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
49
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iraq
Speaker's community of origin: 
Baghdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Folk songs
Documentation: 
Ophir Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2021

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