Main Piece: The following is transcribed from a conversation between me (LT) and my father/informant (JET). JT: So here’s the story. A man owes another man money, but the guy who owes the money doesn’t have any money. It bothers him so much he can’t sleep. So, on the day that it’s due, at like… Continue Reading »
The following is transcribed from text exchanges between my informant, A, and myself, M. Main piece: A: On passover, there’s this tradition that Persian Jews have, and somehow only us. There’s this song called Dayenu that you sing as part of the Passover seder, which is like what we call the food and tradition we… Continue Reading »
Main Piece: Subject: Have I ever told you about the golem before? Interviewer: Um… I feel like I remember hearing about it at some point when I was a kid but like… I don’t recall any of the details. Subject: Okay well the golem is Jewish folklore as I’m sure you know. It’s a clay… Continue Reading »
Main story: A conversation was had between the informant and myself. The informant can be known as MC and I will be known as MH. MC: So there is a saying that goes “chicken soup is the Jewish penicillin”. MH: What does that mean, and is that recognized by the jewish community? MC: I mean,… Continue Reading »
Background: The informant is a woman in her late fifties who grew up in downstate New York in Queens and on Long Island before moving to upstate New York for college. In her mid 20s, she moved out to Southern California and she had lived there ever since. She comes from a large family of… Continue Reading »