Community - Mother Tongue

Afghanistan

Herat

Courtesy and mutual responsibility

Life and studies in Herat

Israel

Courtesy and mutual responsibility

Algeria

El Oued (Souf)

Furnishing the house

Origin of the community's families

The Jewish community in El Oued (Souf)

The Jewish court and community rabbis

The nature of the community

Caucasus

Baku

Community life and women's status

Judaism during Communism and relationship with non-Jews

Me and the community

Derbent

Jewish tradition and the connection to Israel

Jews' occupations and relations with non-Jews

Tension within the family concerning religion and communism

The community in Nalchik and the attitude towards the locals

Mountain Jews (Dagestan)

Way of life within the Jewish community

Nalchik

The community in Nalchik and the attitude towards the locals

Quba

Community life and women's status

Judaism during Communism and relationship with non-Jews

Me and the community

Egypt

Alexandria

The Jewish community of Alexandria

Cairo

Aliya, absorption and community in Israel

Community, relationship with the Muslims and foods

Duties of the gabbai (synagogue warden)

Karaites in Egypt

Keeping Shabbat in Cairo

Life in the community

Spoken languages and relationships with the neighbours

The Karaites and story of believing in Eliyahu HaNavi

The spoken languages in Egypt

Yeshiva in Cairo

Europe: Eastern

Iași (Romania)

Roots trip to Romania

Warsaw

Communities in Poland

Europe: Western

Endingen

Synagogue in Endingen

The immigration of Eastern European Jews to Switzerland

The Jewish communities in Lucerne

The synagogue's bell

Izmir

Sephardic communities in Italy

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Lucerne

Synagogue in Endingen

The immigration of Eastern European Jews to Switzerland

The Jewish communities in Lucerne

The synagogue's bell

Milan

Sephardic communities in Italy

The Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) language

Wissembourg (France)

The Jewish communities in Alsace-Lorraine, Jewish occupations and expressions

Zurich (Switzerland)

Synagogue in Endingen

The immigration of Eastern European Jews to Switzerland

The Jewish communities in Alsace-Lorraine, Jewish occupations and expressions

The Jewish communities in Lucerne

The synagogue's bell

Georgia

Kulashi

Life in Georgia and Israel, bar and bat mitzva

Religious world, Jewish courts and tension against communism

Greece

Ioannina

Description of the community of Ioannina and its current cultural preservation

History and characteristics of the community

Thessaloniki

Community structures that were destroyed during World War II

The danger in speaking Ladino during World War II

Trikala

Relationship with the neighbouring Jewish communities and Ladino speakers

India

Chennamangalam

Clothing

Diseases and hospitalization

Location of neighbourhoods by religion

Midwife and medicinal herbs for a woman in confinement

My mother and house work

Oath and ascent to the tomb of Namia Motta (Rabbi Nehemiah ben Avraham)

Of snakes and catching a cobra

Stance towards the caste system in India

Staying in Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Clothing

Diseases and hospitalization

Family livelihood and occupation of women

Location of neighbourhoods by religion

Midwife and medicinal herbs for a woman in confinement

My mother and house work

Oath and ascent to the tomb of Namia Motta (Rabbi Nehemiah ben Avraham)

Of snakes and catching a cobra

Pregnancy, birth and medical care

Stance towards the caste system in India

Staying in Ernakulam

Male

Clothing

Diseases and hospitalization

Location of neighbourhoods by religion

Midwife and medicinal herbs for a woman in confinement

My mother and house work

Oath and ascent to the tomb of Namia Motta (Rabbi Nehemiah ben Avraham)

Of snakes and catching a cobra

Stance towards the caste system in India

Staying in Ernakulam

Iran

Arak

Attitude towards men and women

Childhood and communal identity

Her grandmother's story and life in Golpayegan

Shabbat and water pool

The home, the community and ceremonies

Bijar

The status of women

Borujerd

Roles of men and women and daily life in the community

Golpayegan

Attitude towards men and women

Childhood and communal identity

Her grandmother's story and life in Golpayegan

Shabbat and water pool

The home, the community and ceremonies

Isfahan

Life in Iran and drawing water from wells

Life in Isfahan

Poverty and community

The Jewish neighbourhood in Isfahan

The Jewish neighbourhood, women's life and weddings

Israel

Aliya and family gatherings in Israel

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Kermanshah

Poverty and relationship with the Muslims

Mashhad

Aliya and family gatherings in Israel

Mashhad community, dialect and preserving tradition

Nahawand

The situation in Iran before making Aliya

Qasr-e Shirin

The community's customs, traditions and way of living

Shiraz

Memories from Iran

School in Shiraz

Tehran

Food and showers

Tuyserkan

The Jewish community in Tuyserkan and life story

Iraq

Baghdad

Community and Farhud

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Life and family in Baghdad

Life in Iraq and story about the souk (bazaar)

Lifestyle, religion and community

Mutual help and assistance in the community

The early days of the city of Shamia

The Farhud (The 1941 Pogrom Against Iraqi Jewry)

The flood in Baghdad during 1915

Basra

The Jewish communities of Iraq

The Rabbis of Iraq and their roles

Erbil

Koy Sanjak's Jews

Israel

Grandma and preserving the Iraqi language and culture

Kirkuk

The house in Kirkuk and the wedding that took place there

Koy Sanjak

Koy Sanjak's Jews

Tuz Khurmatu

Family, life in Iraq and school

Life in Israel and foods

Relationship with the neighbour and her family

ʿAna

ʿAna community

Israel

Hebron

History of the family living in Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Additional communities in Shapira neighbourhood, Tel Aviv

History of the family living in Jerusalem

Peqi'in

Tithe and charity for the poor

Thessaloniki

Additional communities in Shapira neighbourhood, Tel Aviv

Tiberias

Community life and foods

Greetings and hospitality

Life in Tiberias and relationship with the Muslims

Secret language and use of Hebrew in Tiberias as apposed to Pekiʿin

Kurdistan

Amadiya

Community, birth and matchmaking

Kurdish Jews' foods

Awena

Aliya, absorption and the relationship with other Jewish communities in Israel

Daily life and the war of the Kurds

Challa

Sufi Abraham, the prayer rug, and the Hajj

The history of Jews in Challa

The murder of a peddler

The seizure of Shabbo's brother and attempted forced conversion

Diana

The Jewish community, the rabbi and establishing the synagogue

Duhok

Community, education and economic status

Erbil

Community, Shabbat and Tu BiShvat

Family and the Kurdish community in Israel

Kashrut, language, community and relationship with non Jews

Israel

Community and women

Kurdish Jews' foods

Spiritual leadership and Rabbis' daughters

Zichron Yosef neighborhood

Mergasor

The Jewish community, the rabbi and establishing the synagogue

Mosul

Qapʾachʾan

Life in Kurdistan, community and the synagogue arson

Rustaqa

Shabbat, community and relationship with the Muslims

Said 'ubed

Daily life and Shabbat preparation

Sulaymaniya

Ants in the supply room

Description of community and concern for the poor

Jew builds a mosque

Zakho

Community and women

Family, community and synagouges

Foods

History of Zakho and hospitality of King Zakho’s son

Preserving religion in Zakho

Rituals, the synagogue and the community

Spiritual leadership and Rabbis' daughters

Spoken languages in Zakho

Weddings, singing and leisure

Zichron Yosef neighborhood

Lebanon

Beirut

Arabic dialects: Jews, Lebanese and Syrians

Life in Lebanon

Occupation and professions

Relations between Lebanese and Syrians

Wedding

Beirut (Wadi Abu Jamil)

Lebanon's Jewish communities

Libya

Al-Khums

Journey on donkeys and the discovery of an ancient Jewish script

Leadership of the Jewish community

The different dialects of the Jewish communities in Libya

The initial organization of Aliya to Israel

Benghazi

Language and community

Gharyan

Community life and mutual aid

Life in Gharyan and Tripoli

Misrata

Tripoli

Community life and mutual aid

Community: life in communes, helping others, keeping mitzvot and nidda

Life in Gharyan and Tripoli

Morocco

Agadir

Why there are no Levies in Tunisia

Aït Bouguemmaz

The four towns of the Atlas Mountains

Tour in Morocco

Asammer

Aliya and community

Life and barter in Asammer

Life in Morocco

Revisiting Morocco

Asilah

Community and the relationship between men and women

Asslen

Holidays and fasting

Way of living and the community

Azemmour

Jews of the Atlas mountains (Shluḥ)

Aїt Taguella

Relationship with the Muslims and other villagers

Source of water, laundry, making blankets and clothing

Beni-Mellal

Dialects and cultural differences

Expulsion from the hammam, building a mikve and first immersion of the Baba Sali

Casablanca

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Jews of the Atlas mountains (Shluḥ)

Life in Casablanca and Aliya to Israel

Life in Morocco and Aliya to Israel

Life in Morocco, the family and the Jewish Agency

Multi languages and dialects

Righteous and synagogue

Visit to Morocco and paintings by Meʾir from the visit

Demnate

Demnate Jews' way of life

El Kelaa des Sraghna

Roots trip and tombs of the righteous

Er-Rich

Er-Rich community

Fes

Community life in mellah and relationship with the Muslims

Jew's occupations

Judeo-Arabic dialects in Morocco: pronunciation, vocabulary, expressions, etc.

Life in Fes and Aliya to Israel

Marrakesh

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Sweets and games

The community's institutions and supporting the poor

The Jewish community, celebrations and Sukkot

The Jewish quarter

Women's roles in the community

Meknes

Hillula (celebration) of Rabbi Shimon bar Yoḥai and visits to Morocco

Homes in Meknes and relationship with the Muslims

Medicinal herbs, secret language, trade and community

The community and relationship with the Muslims

Wedding and social status

Mogador (Essaouira)

Visit to Morocco and paintings by Meʾir from the visit

Why there are no Levies in Tunisia

Ouarzazate

Holidays and celebrations

Life in Morocco and Aliya to Israel

Multi languages and dialects

Righteous and synagogue

Righteous, celebration and miracles

The town Skoura and its Rabbis

Oumnass

Differences between the Jewish communities in Morocco

Qsar Ssouq

Roots trip in Morocco

Settat

Community life in Settat

Skoura

Holidays and celebrations

Righteous, celebration and miracles

The town Skoura and its Rabbis

Talilit

Why there are no Levies in Tunisia

Tangier

About Ḥaketia and Arabic

Family, community, Aliya and absorption in Tiberias

Work, friends and a visit to Morocco

Taroudant

Earthquake and holiday preparation

Telouet

Life in Telouet, Aliya to Israel and foods

Timztot

Life in Timztot

Status of men and women in the community

Unknown

Life and community

ǝl-Qǝlʕa dǝ-sraghna'

Community structure and management

Women in the community

Syria

Aleppo

Mediation of community sages in bail release

Community life in Aleppo

Jewish neighbourhoods in Aleppo

Social connections in the community

Social hierarchy within the community

Solidarity within the community

Solidarity within the community after the Aleppo pogroms

The importance of Aleppo Codex

Damascus

Between the Aleppo and Damascus communities

Community and solidarity between 1967-1973

Community life in Damascus

Damascus community during wars in Israel

Holidays and festivals (public and religious)

Personal details, the community and school

Women's community in Damascus

Women, holidays and community

Ḥalab

Father-son traditions

Qamishli

Father-son traditions

The Jewish community, his father the mukhtar and Rabbi Avraham Ḥamra

Tunisia

Djerba

Differences between communities in Tunisia

Life in Djerba and connection to the land of Israel

Djerba (the large quarter)

The community's atmosphere and foods

Gabes

Dialects and culture

Dialects in Tunisia and proverbs

Rabbi Moshe Chalphon Hacohen and the Nazi invasion

Relationship with Livorno Jews

Matmata

Moknine

Synagogues, Rabbis and righteous

Nabeul

Difference between the perception of faith in Hakadosh Baruch Hu (Almighty) in Tunisia and Israel

Different features in towns and areas in Tunisia

The Jewish community in Nabeul: education, management and relationship with non-Jews

Nefta

Community life and relationship with the Muslims in Nefta

The synagogue in Nefta

Sulayman

Connection between Jewish communities and roots trips

Tunis

The café

Zarzis

Nature of communities and folk beliefs

Rabbis, oaths and celebration customs

Turkey

Adana

Community, Shabbat and synagogue

Kurdish language and identity

Argentina

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Aydın

Family and community customs

Family, community, education and holidays

Jewish education and holidays

Buenos Aires

Family and community customs

Family, community, education and holidays

Jewish education and holidays

Istanbul

Authorities' attitude and forced labor

Cultural Center of Spain and Ladino teaching

Family, community and language

Family, community and relationship with the Muslims

School, synagogue, community and World War II

The city, the Jewish community and relationships with non-Jews

Izmir

Talmud Tora and the Jewish community

The synagogue, community and dating

Unknown

Community, Shabbat and synagogue

Kurdish language and identity

Yemen

Al Bayda

Clothing and customs

Shabbat, the synagogue and Rabbis

Shechita

Al-Ḥabal

Foods and celebrations

Bashar

Agriculture, weapon manufacturing and trade relations with the Muslims

Livelihood, community life and communal work in the moshav (village)

Occupations of Yemenite Jews in Yemen

Dhamar

Ḥabban

Ḥabbani Jews' arrival to Ḥabban

Jews arrival to Ḥabban and relationship with the Arabs

Shechita training, nikkur and certification

Ḥaima

Manners of payment amongst Jews

Ḥawlan

Life in Yemen and Aliya and settlement in Israel

Synagogue and Tora studies

Ḥaydan

Fleas and locust in Yemen

Ibb

Education, women, community and child tax

Jahran

Tora reading studies

Mingide

Aliya, absorption, livelihood and community

Nabat

Life in Nabat and Nabat's Rabbi

Radʿa

Love for poetry and folk songs

Raymah

Sayan

Life in Tanˁam

Shaghadirah

Co-living and orphan marriage for fear of converting

Sharʿab

House chores by women

Judaica and Talmud Tora

Livestock names

Sir

Family and the Yemenite way of living

Yemenite way of life

Tanˁam

Life in Tanˁam

Personal story and community life

ʿAden

Way of life and community in ʿAden

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