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Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

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: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
1994

Holiday foods

Name of speaker: 
Rivka Sofer (Bashiri)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
76
Year of immigration: 
1976
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Cycle of the year
Documentation: 
Moria Sofer
Year of recording: 
2020

Education and school atmosphere

Name of speaker: 
Rivka Sofer (Bashiri)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Seamstress
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1976
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Language
Documentation: 
Moria Sofer
Year of recording: 
2020

Settlement and absorption in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Mimon Yehoshuʿa ʿAtiya
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba, El Ḥamma
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Settlement and absorption, Zionism
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2020

Bsisa during Rosh Ḥodesh Nisan (first month of the Hebrew year)

Name of speaker: 
Mimon Yehoshuʿa ʿAtiya
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba, El Ḥamma
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

Story of innocence

Name of speaker: 
Mimon Yehoshuʿa ʿAtiya
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Pensioner
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
88
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Djerba, El Ḥamma
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Jokes, Sermons and moral tales
Documentation: 
Suzi and Raḥamim Cohen
Year of recording: 
2018

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