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The history of my name

Name of speaker: 
Ruth Qalo (Sultan Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Care
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
75
Year of immigration: 
1950
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran, Hamadan, Kermanshah
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Names
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

My parents and their occupations

Name of speaker: 
ʿEdna Cohen (Bahiye Tsadiki)
Participants in the conversation: 
Yafa ʾAvner (Victoria Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Infant caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Fasting, Occupations and livelihoods
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Education and schooling

Name of speaker: 
ʿEdna Cohen (Bahiye Tsadiki)
Participants in the conversation: 
Yafa ʾAvner (Victoria Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Infant caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Education
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Passover, Rosh Hashana and fasting

Name of speaker: 
ʿEdna Cohen (Bahiye Tsadiki)
Participants in the conversation: 
Yafa ʾAvner (Victoria Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Infant caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Fasting, Passover, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Shabbat, bar mitzva and making aliya

Name of speaker: 
ʿEdna Cohen (Bahiye Tsadiki)
Participants in the conversation: 
Yafa ʾAvner (Victoria Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Infant caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Aliya, Circle of life, Shabbat
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Songs

Name of speaker: 
ʿEdna Cohen (Bahiye Tsadiki)
Participants in the conversation: 
Yafa ʾAvner (Victoria Shimshoni)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Infant caregiver
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
85
Year of immigration: 
1951
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Folk songs, Nursery rhymes
Documentation: 
Yaʿel Wecsler
Year of recording: 
2023

Baking matzot, Passover and Kashrut (dietary laws)

In memory of my husband, Reḥamim son of Freḥa, and to my parents, ʾAvraham and Shoshana

Name of speaker: 
Ruthi (Talaʿat) Yom-Tov (Menasheof)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1966
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Isfahan, Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Cuisine, Cycle of the year, Passover
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

The synagogue and the school

In memory of my husband, Reḥamim son of Freḥa, and to my parents, ʾAvraham and Shoshana

Name of speaker: 
Ruthi (Talaʿat) Yom-Tov (Menasheof)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1966
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Isfahan, Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Education, Synagogues
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

The Jewish “impurity” and the prohibition against them touching fruits in the market

In memory of my husband, Reḥamim son of Freḥa, and to my parents, ʾAvraham and Shoshana

Name of speaker: 
Ruthi (Talaʿat) Yom-Tov (Menasheof)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1966
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Isfahan, Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Relationships with non-Jews
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

Dating and wedding, pregnancy and birth

In memory of my husband, Reḥamim son of Freḥa, and to my parents, ʾAvraham and Shoshana

Name of speaker: 
Ruthi (Talaʿat) Yom-Tov (Menasheof)
Gender of speaker: 
Female
Occupation of speaker: 
Housewife
Age of speaker at time of recording: 
78
Year of immigration: 
1966
Speaker's country of origin: 
Iran
Speaker's community of origin: 
Isfahan, Teheran
Language: 
Judeo-Persian
Conversation topics: 
Circle of life, Customs and traditions, Wedding
Documentation: 
Ophir Carmel-Phofliger
Year of recording: 
2022

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