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Song in Berber

Name of speaker: 
Michaʾel Yifrach
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Banker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
51
Speaker's country of origin: 
Morocco
Speaker's community of origin: 
Tiznit, Tirsal, Israel
Language: 
Berber
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2022

'Yaʿarat Devash': piyyut by Rabbi Israel ben Moses Najara

In memory of Rabbi Yizchak Noah ʾEliyahu ZT"L 

Name of speaker: 
Shalom ʾEliyahu
Participants in the conversation: 
Salaḥ ʾEliyahu
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Car mechanic, Ḥazzan and prayer leader
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Koy Sanjaq, Sulaymaniya, Israel
Conversation topics: 
Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2023

Living at deserted Arabic villages

In memory of Rabbi Yizchak Noah ʾEliyahu ZT"L 

Name of speaker: 
Shalom ʾEliyahu
Participants in the conversation: 
Salaḥ ʾEliyahu
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Car mechanic, Ḥazzan and prayer leader
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Koy Sanjaq, Sulaymaniya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Geographical space, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2023

My grandfather, Rabbi Yizchak Noah ʾEliyahu ZT"L and his tole in the community

In memory of Rabbi Yizchak Noah ʾEliyahu ZT"L 

Name of speaker: 
Shalom ʾEliyahu
Participants in the conversation: 
Salaḥ ʾEliyahu
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Car mechanic, Ḥazzan and prayer leader
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Koy Sanjaq, Sulaymaniya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Persons
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2023

Childhood in moshav Zeitan (village)

Name of speaker: 
Herzl Kaḥlon
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Member of the Bushaeff synagogue committee at moshav Zeitan (village)
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
69
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Libya, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Childhood
Documentation: 
‘Aliza Brosh
Year of recording: 
2022

Family history

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: 
Family
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

"Hatikva" version sung by her grandmother

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: 
Sacred tombs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Reciting a longing song for Jerusalem

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: 
Sacred songs, Zionism
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Judeo-Spanish and fasting on Tisha B'Av

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: 
Fasting, Language
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

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