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Community and women

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Women
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Translations, Shabbat and holiday

In memory of my parents, Ḥacham Shmuʾel Baruch and my mother Debora (Da'de)

 
Name of speaker: 
ʾAhuva Baruch
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Retired secretary, currently a neighborhood social activist
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
82
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho, Israel
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Shabbat, Translations
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Educators, education and punishments

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Persons
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Writing of Kurdish-Jews language and culture

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Language, Translations
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Aliya story

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Piyyutim (liturgical poems) and a wedding

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: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Yona's mother

Name of speaker: 
Yona Shmuʾel
Participants in the conversation: 
Neḥama Shmuʾel
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, infrastructure and winemaking
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Holidays

Name of speaker: 
Yona Shmuʾel
Participants in the conversation: 
Neḥama Shmuʾel
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, infrastructure and winemaking
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
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, Passover, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Children's education and parents' livelihood

Name of speaker: 
Yona Shmuʾel
Participants in the conversation: 
Neḥama Shmuʾel
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, infrastructure and winemaking
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Education, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

Weddings, singing and leisure

Name of speaker: 
Yona Shmuʾel
Participants in the conversation: 
Neḥama Shmuʾel
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture, infrastructure and winemaking
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
70
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Community, Leisure, Wedding
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2020

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