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Childhood

Name of speaker: 
Shimʿon (Rashbi) Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer and teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf), Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Childhood
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

Life in Yoshivia

Name of speaker: 
Shimʿon (Rashbi) Twito
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer and teacher
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Algeria
Speaker's community of origin: 
El Oued (Souf), Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Geographical space
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Baruch
Year of recording: 
2019

The sister's wedding

Dedicated to my dear parents

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Slominski
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Speaker's country of origin: 
Afghanistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Kabul, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Afghan
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Circle of life
Documentation: 
Kobi Fisher and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2018

Father, family and matchmaking of the sister

Dedicated to my dear parents

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Slominski
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Speaker's country of origin: 
Afghanistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Kabul, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Afghan
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Kobi Fisher and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2018

School

Dedicated to my dear parents 

Name of speaker: 
Raḥel Slominski
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Speaker's country of origin: 
Afghanistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Kabul, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Afghan
Conversation topics: 
Education
Documentation: 
Kobi Fisher and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2018

Her father’s Aliya and his assistance of bringing Jews to Israel

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Many thanks to Dr. ʿOz ʿAloni for the editing of the recording

Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Shavuot Haftara

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Many thanks to Dr. ʿOz ʿAloni for the editing of the recording

Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Hebrew (Zakho tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Prayer
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

My mother and family

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Many thanks to Dr. ʿOz ʿAloni for the editing of the recording

Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Her father's education and spreading the legacy of Kurdish Jews

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

Many thanks to Dr. ʿOz ʿAloni for the editing of the recording

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Family
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

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