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Life in Israel

In memory of my parents, Baruch and Riḥana Yona Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Mordechai Yona
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Former HR manager, lexicographer, manages the preservation of Kurdish-Jews legacy and language, board member of the Organisation of Kurdish-Jews
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Work and education

Name of speaker: 
Sara Tsezana
Participants in the conversation: 
Pnina ʾAlfia and Shulamit Ḥayuka (Talima)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Laundry worker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
75
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Liat Selʿee and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Aliya and absorption

Name of speaker: 
Pnina ʾAlfia
Participants in the conversation: 
Sara Tsezana
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1944
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Liat Selʿee and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Passover and motherhood

Name of speaker: 
Pnina ʾAlfia
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Kindergarten aide
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
77
Year of immigration: 
1944
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Liat Selʿee and Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2019

Harun al-Rashid asks a riddle

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

King David

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

A mother's love

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

The Jew and the Priest

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Jokes, songs and Night of Huza

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Farhud

In memory of my father, ʾEliyahu Bechavod Z"L

 
Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Bechavod
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Floor Layer, construction manager and maintenance manager
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Speaker's community of origin: 
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

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* Recorded at a gathering of Zakho Jews