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Perfume and incense

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Yom Kippur

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic, Hebrew (Ḥabban tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Prayer, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Birth customs, death and clothing

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Clothing, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Women's status and children's schooling

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Aliya to Israel

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

"ˁAlenu le-shabeaḥ" from Ḥabban

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Hebrew (Ḥabban tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Prayer
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Matchmaking, wedding and ḥenna - songs and customs

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Wedding, Women's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Spices, shechita and soup recipe

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Folk beliefs and story of a demon

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Perfume and folk medicine

Name of speaker: 
Shemesh ʾEfrati
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housekeeper, goat herder, lectures on Ḥabban community
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Ḥabban
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs, Health, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

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