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The haftara of Jona

In memory of my brother Dr. Baruch Mazor Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Dr. Baruch Mazor
Gender of speaker: 
Male
Occupation of speaker: 
Arabic and Hebrew teacher, ḥazzan, rabbi, Kurdish tradition expert
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
80
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Hebrew (Zakho tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Prayer, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2010

Nursery rhyme

To my mother Freḥa Mazor Z"L

Name of speaker: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Librarian and translator, initiator of meetings for Aramaic speakers "Lishana Deni"
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
68
Speaker's country of origin: 
Kurdistan
Speaker's community of origin: 
Zakho
Language: 
Judeo-Aramaic
Conversation topics: 
Nursery rhymes
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2019
Translation: 

Batya Mazor Hoffman (translatotion)

Nursery rhyme My life is to you, or your statur

  Xayyi talox oh qoma

 Will guard him night and day

 Nat're sehra u-yoma

Let him grow big and rule

Payesh ru'wa hakoma

My life is to you, or to your head

Xayyi talox oh resha

That any harm will not hurt him

La 'al'qbe chu esha

Let him be wise and preacher

Payesh haxam darasha

 Transcription:

Made by Mrs. Batya Mazor Hoffman

Xayyi talox oh qoma Nat're sehra u-yoma Payesh ru'wa hakoma Xayyi talox oh resha La 'al'qbe chu esha Payesh haxam darasha

 

Transcription: 

Batya Mazor Hoffman (transcript)

Xayyi talox oh qoma

Nat're sehra u-yoma

Payesh ru'wa hakoma

Xayyi talox oh resha

La 'al'qbe chu esha

Payesh haxam darasha

 

Sukka and lulav

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: 
Hebrew (Zakho tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Piyyutim, Sukkot
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Kol beruey ma'la (all creatures of God above and below)

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, Hebrew (Zakho tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

God conceals himself in the glamour of secrecy

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: 
Hebrew (Zakho tradition)
Conversation topics: 
Piyyutim
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Tafsir for Rosh Hashana in Aramaic

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, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Translations
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Preserving religion 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: 
Community
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

Sultana

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, Sacred songs
Documentation: 
Batya Mazor Hoffman
Year of recording: 
2018

Difficulties in livelihood

                                                                                                             

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: 
Occupations and livelihoods, Settlement and absorption
Documentation: 
Yehudit Henshke
Year of recording: 
2018

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