English

My mother

Name of speaker: 
Metsada Vaqnin (Masʿuda ʾIluz)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Cook
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
62
Speaker's country of origin: 
Morocco
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tinejdad, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Song of Ascents

Dedicated to my grandfather, Rabbi Meshulam Cohen

Name of speaker: 
Yaʿacov Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Community Rabbi
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
48
Speaker's country of origin: 
Yemen
Speaker's community of origin: 
Dhi As Sufal, Israel
Language: 
(community tradition) Hebrew
Conversation topics: 
Piyyutim, Prayer
Documentation: 
Yaʿacov Cohen
Year of recording: 
2017

Children's song that a grandmother sings for her grandson

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Children's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Simḥat Tora and Passover

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover, Simḥat Tora
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Women doing the laundry together

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Occupations and livelihoods, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Author of the commentary 'Meʿam Loʿez' by Rabbi Yaʿakov Culi, reading the Tora's portion of the week and the relationship between the Jews and the authorities

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Persons, Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Recipe book of the community and the blessing of the mayor of Edirne in the introduction to the book

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

ʿAyin Haraʿ (the evil eye)

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Folk beliefs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Children's song to encourage Tora study

Name of speaker: 
Levana Rota
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic teacher, author of the Edirne community recipe book
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
63
Speaker's country of origin: 
Turkey
Speaker's community of origin: 
Edirne, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino)
Conversation topics: 
Children's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

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