We used to go to the hammam by taxi – Judeo-Spanish Collection

Sara Galimidi narrates about her childhood and the Jewish customs in Judeo-Spanish of Istanbul

VLACH ID-number: ladi1251TRV0037a

Description:
In this episode, Sara Galimidi elaborates on her childhood which she spent in Hasköy. She discusses the housing she lived in, what life was like on the street, the interaction between family members, before giving an interesting account of the way the family used to go to public hammams together and how this became the highlight of their week. Her perspective complements that of her mother, Lüsi Yafet, showing how the customs of the Sephardim transitioned from a ghetto-like community way of life to the current propensity of living in neighborhoods with a Turkish majority. In the second part of the video clip, she tells us about language use within her family.

Cite as:
Kon un táksi al hamám mos vámos – We used to go to the hammam by taxi; performer: Sara Galimidi, camera/ interview: Ioana Aminian, transcription/ translation: Ioana Aminian, Deyvi Papo, Imane Sghiouar, editor: Deyvi Papo, retrieved from www.oeaw.ac.at/VLACH, ID-number: ladi1251TRV0037a.

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