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Passover Haggada and recitation of 'Ḥad Gadya' in Judeo-Spanish

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: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Sacred songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Proverbs

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: 
Proverbs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Nursery rhyme that my grandmother sang to me

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: 
Nursery rhymes, Women
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Song about a drunk husband

Name of speaker: 
Tova Ḥaddad
Participants in the conversation: 
Ḥana Farsi
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Elderly caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
66
Speaker's country of origin: 
Tunisia
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nabeul, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Women's songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2021

Life in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Ḥanania Levi
Participants in the conversation: 
Dalia Levi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Dan Bus Company member
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1920
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Israel, Urmia
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family, Life story, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2024

Aliya to Israel

Name of speaker: 
Ḥanania Levi
Participants in the conversation: 
Dalia Levi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Dan Bus Company member
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1920
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Israel, Urmia
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Zionism
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2024

Holidays and a soldier's song for his mother

Name of speaker: 
Ḥanania Levi
Participants in the conversation: 
Dalia Levi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Dan Bus Company member
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1920
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Israel, Urmia
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Folk songs
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2024

Men's livelihood and his parents' meeting story

Name of speaker: 
Ḥanania Levi
Participants in the conversation: 
Dalia Levi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Dan Bus Company member
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1920
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Israel, Urmia
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Life story, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2024

Piyyut for Passover: ʾemunim irkhu sheva

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Conversation topics: 
Passover Haggada and the Seder, Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Piyyut when putting tefillin (phylacteries)

Name of speaker: 
Nissim Ben-‘Aqiva
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Poet, actor and merchant
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
73
Speaker's country of origin: 
Syria
Speaker's community of origin: 
Nusaybin, Aleppo, Israel
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

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