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Night of lights

The poem is dedicated to anyone interested in preserving the spoken Kurdish-Aramaic language and in favor of the entire Jewish people throughout the generations.

Name of speaker: 
Ya'akov Maoz
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Jewish social thought lecturer
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
60
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Documentation: 
Motti Gabay
Year of recording: 
2018
Translation: 

lel orota / Ya'akov Maoz / Orota sela, asirta la / Kolanei spiklu min tromnlei / Wachta yala shabsa didan / Vadit sham'ei haya m'teyalei / Nashai g'malizi il knishta / Mincha ve'arvit gibei m'salei / Shabsa kalo gimpasnila / K'ma basimaleya / O leilei. / Nasha g'da'er min m'salo'ei / Malchinei g'zavri ish-reshei / Damit g'yali imei il beisei Kulo g'zamri shalom Aleichem

Transcription: 

לֵיל אוֹרוֹתָא / יעקב מעוז

 

אוֹרוֹתָא סֶלָה, עָסִרְתָא לָה

קוֹלָאנֵי סְפִּקְלוּ מִן טְרוּמְבֵּלֵי

וַואכְתָּא יַאְלָה שַׁבְּסָה דִּידָן

וַועְדִת שַׁמְעֵי הָיָה מְתֵיאלֵי

 

נָאשֵׁי גְּמָלִיזִי אִל כְּנִישְׁתָּא

מִנְחָה וְעַרְבִית גִבֵּי מְסָאלֵי

שַׁבְּסָא כָּאלוֹ גִמְפַּסְנִילָה

כְּמָה בָּסִימָלֵיה אוֹ לֵילֵי.

 

נָשָׁא גְדָאֵר מִן מְסָלוֹאיֵי

מַלְאכִינֵי גְּזַבְרִי אִשׁ-רֵאשֵׁי

דָּמִת גְיַאְלִי אִמֵי אִל בֵּיסֵי

כּוּלוּ גְּזַמְרִי שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם

Relationships with non-Jews in Zakho

                                                                                                          

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Yom Kippur

                                                                                                            

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter, shoemaker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Six days before the Brit ceremony

                                                             

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Hanukka

                                                                                                         

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Hanukka
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Shavuot

                                                     

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shavuot
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Sukkot

To my brothers Meʾir and Tsvi Mizraḥi Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Naftali Mizraḥi
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

The Shabbat

                                                                                                            

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Carpenter, shoemaker
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Haftara of Tishʿa BeʾAv – Aramaic translation

To my parents Lea and Jacob Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Naʿim Shalom
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Taxi driver, ḥazzan
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
81
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Fasting, Translated biblical texts
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Passover preparations

                                                                                                                 

Name of speaker: 
ʿAziz Shemo-Cohen
Participants in the conversation: 
Shlomo Shemo-Cohen
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Shoemaker, carpenter
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
91
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Customs and traditions, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

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