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A tale of a rich man

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

A tale of a poor man

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Bridal song: Your White Hand

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Song: Ya Rabbi Ḥnini

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Wedding songs and more

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Song: Ya Ghaliya

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

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This Arabic poem inspired the creation of the Hebrew poem 'Goali-ya' by Asher Mizrahi

Juḥa stories

In memory of my mother, Diamanta Shelley, my father, Nissim Mesika and my brother Meʾir Mesika – may they rest in peace

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Mesika
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Florist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1956
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2021

Rosh Ḥodesh Nisan (first month of the Hebrew year)

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him,  serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker: 
Saʿada Trabelsi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
71
Year of immigration: 
1990
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
1994

Se'udat Yitro (Feast of Jethro)

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him,  serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker: 
Saʿada Trabelsi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
71
Year of immigration: 
1990
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
1994

Fasting

In memory of Saʿada Trabelsi who lived in Djerba, Tunisia most of his life

May these recordings, of ancestral traditions that were so dear to him,  serve as commemoration of a great man

Name of speaker: 
Saʿada Trabelsi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
71
Year of immigration: 
1990
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
1994

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