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His grandmother's passing at home in Libya

לזכרה של אמי, מחו, שנפטרה בגיל צעיר ממחלת השחפת בהיותה בת 34
​ולזכרו של אבי, רחמים, שנפטר בשיבה טובה בגיל 89 בארץ ישראל והשאיר לי ולמשפחתי זיכרונות טובים

Name of speaker: 
Yaʿacov Kaḥlon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Toni Kaḥlon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Construction work manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Children's clothing in Tripoli and dressing the boy for his bar mitzva

לזכרה של אמי, מחו, שנפטרה בגיל צעיר ממחלת השחפת בהיותה בת 34
​ולזכרו של אבי, רחמים, שנפטר בשיבה טובה בגיל 89 בארץ ישראל והשאיר לי ולמשפחתי זיכרונות טובים.

Name of speaker: 
Yaʿacov Kaḥlon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Toni Kaḥlon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Construction work manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Family ties during childhood

לזכרה של אמי, מחו, שנפטרה בגיל צעיר ממחלת השחפת בהיותה בת 34
ולזכרו של אבי, רחמים, שנפטר בשיבה טובה בגיל 89 בארץ ישראל והשאיר לי ולמשפחתי זיכרונות טובים

Name of speaker: 
Yaʿacov Kaḥlon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Toni Kaḥlon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Construction work manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
83
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

The history of the family and moving to Beʾer Yaʿakov

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Meeting her future husband

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

The history of the family: the life story of her mother, giving birth and the language spoken at home

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Ḥenna's celebration in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Integration in Israel and life at Kurdani maʿabara (absorption camp)

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
School secretary
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Song for a mother

לזכרם ולכבודם של בני משפחת ניסרייה, שאול אלגאוי וצאצאיהם

Name of speaker: 
Toni Kaḥlon (ʾElgawi)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
School secretary
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

The 1948 anti-Jewish riots in Tripoli

Name of speaker: 
Julia Gil (Zigdon)
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
79
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

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