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The role of midwives, beliefs surrounding birth and the Covenant of Isaac

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
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Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

The house in El Kelaa and the relationship with the local Muslims

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Naming her

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Fasts throughout the year and children's role in fasting

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Yom Kippur: kapparot (atonement ritual), clothing and last meal before fasting

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Ḥad Gadya

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Secretly making aliya while carrying a baby

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Shabbat and attending synagogue in Morocco

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Her father and grandfather as Ḥachamim (sages of Talmud) and kabbalists

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

Her mother's righteousness and modesty

Name of speaker: 
Fortune ʾAmar
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Farmer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
86
Year of immigration: 
1952
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler and Eliʾasaf ʾAmar
Year of recording: 
2022

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