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His father, the visit in Palestine and the decision to make aliya

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Family
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Sukkot celebrations, fruit liquor preparation and ha-qafot (encirclement)

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Cycle of the year, Simḥat Tora, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Passover customs: reading the Haggada, prize-themed quiz and dressing up as women

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover, Passover Haggada and the Seder
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Eḥad Mi Yodeʿa from Aleppo

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Sacred tombs, Translations
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Mediation of community sages in bail release

Name of speaker: 
Anonymous
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Year of immigration: 
1958
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aleppo
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Persons
Documentation: 
Prof. Chaim Rabin
Year of recording: 
1976
More info: 



The recording is courtesy of the Oral History Division at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem



The importance of Aleppo Codex

Name of speaker: 
Anonymous
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Year of immigration: 
1958
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aleppo
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community
, Aleppo Codex
Documentation: 
Prof. Chaim Rabin
Year of recording: 
1976
More info: 

The recording is courtesy of the Oral History Division at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Aleppo Codex

Name of speaker: 
Anonymous
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Year of immigration: 
1958
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aleppo
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community
, Aleppo Codex
Documentation: 
Prof. Chaim Rabin
Year of recording: 
1976
More info: 

The recording is courtesy of the Oral History Division at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

House arrest in Syria

Name of speaker: 
Anonymous
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Year of immigration: 
1958
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Aleppo
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Life story, Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Prof. Chaim Rabin
Year of recording: 
1976
More info: 

The recording is courtesy of the Oral History Division at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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