Zarzis

Settlement in Israel

Name of speaker:

Moshe Amram Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Male

Occupation of speaker:

Building molder

Age of speaker at time of recording:

78

Year of immigration:

1950

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Settlement and absorption

Documentation:

Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Making Aliya and settling in the maʿabara (absorption camp)

Name of speaker:

Mili Hadas Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Aliya, Settlement and absorption

Documentation:

Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Education in Tunisia

Name of speaker:

Mili Hadas Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Kindergarten aide

Age of speaker at time of recording:

73

Year of immigration:

1955

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Education

Documentation:

Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Song for encouraging prayer and piety

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Education, Women's songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Song for good measures and piety

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Education, Sacred songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Moshe Rabbenu

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Translated biblical texts, Women's songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

The story of the rabbi's son and the king's ring

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Sermons and moral tales

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

The story of the wise student and the rabbi's daughter

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Sermons and moral tales

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Honor thy parents

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Sacred songs, Women's songs

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

Proverb: the eye sees what is written on a man's forehead

Name of speaker:

Shashuna (Shoshana) Cohen

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Housewife

Age of speaker at time of recording:

101

Year of immigration:

1978

Speaker's country of origin:

Tunisia

Speaker's community of origin:

Zarzis

Language:

Judeo-Arabic

Conversation topics:

Sermons and moral tales

Documentation:

Raḥamim and Suzi Cohen

Year of recording:

2018

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