Algeria - Mother Tongue

Aflou

Tsipora Klein

Absorption in Israel

Algiers

Rabbi Dr. ʾEliahou Zini

Kiddush, Passover Haggada and Seder customs from Algiers

Rabbi Meyer Zini ZT"L (RABBIN MEYER ZINI)

Kiddush, Passover Haggada and Song of Songs from Algiers

Constantine

Alexander Zerbib

The Sixth Commandment

Armen Zardon

The Fifth Commandment

Freddie Uzan

The Eighth Commandment

Huber Shukron

"Shochne bate homer" for Solomon ibn Gabirol

Jeano Atlan

Shochne bate homer in Arabic

Rabbi Alber Naqash

Prophecy of Yeshayahu (Isaiah) - Shabbat chazon haftara

Rabbi Henri Levi

Passover Haggada from Constantine

The Seventh Commandment

Yearning song for Hakadosh Baruch Hu (Almighty)

Rabbi Michael Sharvit

Chad Gadya in Arabic

Poem for breaking the matza and 'Ha Laḥma ʿAnya' from Constantine

Rabbi Tsion Buskila

"Hatikva" anthem

Djelfa

Yehuda Shekrun

Kiddush and Passover Haggada from Algeria

El Oued (Souf)

ʾEster (Tira) Twito

Women's song from Algeria

Biya (Clemontain) Bitan

Lighting candles for Shabbat and holidays

The Jewish community in El Oued (Souf)

Tora studies for girls

Farji Bitan

Brit mila

Talmud Tora studies

The nature of education at school

Ḥadi Twito

Another blessing song for the coming of a baby boy

Blessing song for the coming of a baby boy

Greeting song for children

Greeting song for girl: "May she see the Messiah"

Singing from Algeria

Wedding song and compliments to the groom

Julie-Dalia Bitan

Moshav (village) agriculture in the 1950's

Aliya and living in the maʿabara (absorption camp) in Beʾer Sheva

Aliya and settlement

Brit mila

Childhood in 'El Oued' (Souf)

Engagement and marriage

Hafrashat ḥalla (separating the ḥalla)

Hanukka

Midwife

Passover customs

Poverty and livelihood difficulties

Poverty and neighbourliness with the Muslims

Purim

Rosh Ḥodesh (first of the month) customs

Shabbat

Shavuot

Sukkot

The Nazi invasion to Algeria

Women's education

Yom Kippur

ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Mazal-Mas‘uda Twito

Rabbi Naḥmias' righteousness

Mazzal-Mas‘uda Twito

Recruited family members during World War II

The nature of the community

The nutrition menu

Mini Twito

"Life Culture" song

I dream in your image

Nini Twito

"Go ask Odette's hand for me"

Pinḥas Twito

Arriving in Israel and serving the army

Leaving Algeria and settling in Israel

Life in El Oued Souf: foods, relationship with the Arab neighbours and family trades

Origin of the community's families

Song about El Oued Souf

Sukkot, Shabbat and relationship with the Arab neighbours

Sara Twito

Children's story and song

Customs and holiday foods

Education

Education

Keening

Life after arriving in Israel

Life in Algeria the night of arriving in Israel

Medicine, products and folk remedies

Passover

Passover, Sukkot and Shabbat eve customs

Proverbs and languages

The father's work and fortune

Wedding and birth customs

Sara ʾAtias

Aliya and settlement in the Negev

Dream

Furnishing the house

Livelihood in Israel

Mikve (purification bath) in El Oued (Souf)

Passover preparations

Passover Seder plate

Pogroms against the Jews of Algeria under the Nazis

Secret language of goldsmiths

Sewing dresses for Passover

Shimʿon (Rashbi) Twito

Childhood

Life in Yoshivia

Proverbs and expressions

Unknown

Women's songs from El Oued (Souf)

Yosef Twito

Children's education and subjects of studies

Choice of making Aliya

Polygamy

Rabbi Naḥmias

Rabbi Naḥmias who saved a baby from death on the day of brit mila

Recruiting young men to the army during World War II

Relationships with Muslims

The Jewish court and community rabbis

The Trachoma disease

World War II in Algeria

ʾEster Bakri

Song about a cheating man

Ghardaia

Miriam Israeli (Salem)

Living conditions in Algeria, Aliya and absorption

Passover, foods and kapparot (atonement ritual)

School and weaving

Israel

Shimʿon (Rashbi) Twito

Childhood

Life in Yoshivia

Proverbs and expressions

Oran

Annette ʾAmsalem

Aliya and settlement

Annette's mother

Shabbat

Wedding and ḥenna

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