Damascus

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Circle of life, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Fighting and tension during the French rule

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Relationships with non-Jews, World War II

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Burning Haman (Purim custom), Mishloach Manot (Purim food gifts) and dressing up

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Customs and traditions, Purim

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Moving to Beirut during the 1948 War of Independence

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Life story, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Preparing for the birth and helping the mother

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Circle of life, Women

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Studying with Muslim friends

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Education, Relationships with non-Jews

Conversation topics:

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Wedding, groom's Sabbath and interacting with her husband

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Life story, Wedding

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

The Damascus affair

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Community, Pogroms

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsler

Year of recording:

2021

Everyday life proverbs and sayings

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language:

Conversation topics:

Proverbs

Documentation:

Yaʿel Wecsle

Year of recording:

2021

Stepping out of the mikve and engagement songs

Name of speaker:

Lusi ʾEliya (Mussali)

Gender of speaker:

Female

Occupation of speaker:

Translator and secretary

Age of speaker at time of recording:

85

Year of immigration:

1964

Speaker's country of origin:

Speaker's community of origin:

Language: