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History of the nuclear family

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Family
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Making aliya from Libya

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Aliya
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Births during the stay in the maʿabara (absorption camp)

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Settlement and absorption, Women
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Life, education and clothing in Az-Zawiya and Tripoli

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Community
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Two-week wedding celebrations in Libya

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
אסתר שור (גאוי)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Wedding
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Lamb slaughter during Passover

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Passover
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Speaking Judeo-Arabic in Israel

Name of speaker: 
Masʿuda Zigdon
Participants in the conversation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
84
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Language
Documentation: 
ʾEsther Shorr (Gavi) and Nir Zuʾarets
Year of recording: 
2019

Passover and matzot making

Name of speaker: 
Miriam Hallel
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Agriculture
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
90
Year of immigration: 
1949
Speaker's country of origin: 
Libya
Speaker's community of origin: 
Az-Zawiya
Language: 
Judeo-Arabic
Conversation topics: 
Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Meʾira Romem
Year of recording: 
2019

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