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My Darling (Ya Jalayah)

In memory of Marissa Dadon Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Transportation coordinator at Poriya Medical Center and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
92
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022
More info: 



Speaker’s Arabic is influenced by the Galilean Arabic in Israel  




 

Ḥad Gadya in Arabic and Betzet Yisrael Mimitzrayim in Hebrew

In memory of Marissa Dadon Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Transportation coordinator at Poriya Medical Center and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
92
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim, Translations
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Passover Seder kiddush and Piyyutim

Name of speaker: 
Naḥum Qimḥi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
67
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Sacred songs
Documentation: 
Yisca Yizchak
Year of recording: 
2020

His parents' marriage, his father's figure, life in Tunisia and settlement in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Naḥum Qimḥi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
67
Year of immigration: 
1954
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Family
Documentation: 
Yisca Yizchak
Year of recording: 
2020

World War II and making aliya

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1953
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, World War II
Documentation: 
Yisca Yizchak
Year of recording: 
2023

Holidays and festivals

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1953
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Fasting
Documentation: 
Yisca Yizchak
Year of recording: 
2023

Giving birth to sons and daughters, immersion in a mikve according to the gender of the newborn, brit mila and folk medicine and beliefs

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1953
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs, Health and folk medicine, Women
Documentation: 
Yisca Yizchak
Year of recording: 
2023

Integration, working in agriculture and the health-care system, receiving an outstanding employee certificate from the prime minister

In memory of Marissa Dadon Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Transportation coordinator at Poriya Medical Center and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
92
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Occupations and livelihoods, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022
More info: 

Speaker’s Arabic is influenced by the Galilean Arabic in Israel  

Passover and delivering meat to the poor

In memory of Marissa Dadon Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Shlomo Dadon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Transportation coordinator at Poriya Medical Center and farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
92
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Gabes
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Cuisine, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022
More info: 

Speaker’s Arabic is influenced by the Galilean Arabic in Israel  

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