Dohok, Jewish: The Farhud (Baghdad pogrom of 1941)

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0:00	ʾana là zəlli d-pàlxan l-Baġdad.ˈ ʾana là zəlli d-pàlxan l-Baġdad.ˈ	I didn’t go to Baghdad to work.
	ʾana zəlli… ʾamoyi làθwa-le yalunke,ˈ qam-šāqəl-li kəs gyàne,ˈ ʾana zəlli… ʾamoyi làθwa-le yalunke,ˈ qam-šāqəl-li kəs gyàne,ˈ	I went… my paternal uncle didn’t have children, (so) he took me to himself.
	xaraye ṣabri là θele,ˈ mərri ṭalu ʾana g-əban pàlxan.ˈ xaraye ṣabri là θele,ˈ mərri ṭalu ʾana g-əban pàlxan.ˈ	In the end, my patience was exhausted, (so) I told them ‘I want to work.’
	[H]bat[H] xadè-ʾesar šənne wanwa.ˈ [H]bat[H] xadè-ʾesar šənne wanwa.ˈ	I was eleven years old.
	ʾaz qam-šaqla-li xa bèθa,ˈ ʾaz qam-šaqla-li xa bèθa,ˈ	So she took me to a house
	[H]mtopəlli[H] bət yàla, bət [H]tinòk[H].ˈ [H]šmərri[H] ʾə̀lle.ˈ [H]mtopəlli[H] bət yàla, bət [H]tinòk[H].ˈ [H]šmərri[H] ʾə̀lle.ˈ	(where) I took careof a child, of a baby. I looked after him.
	xa baxta qam-šaqlà-liˈ [H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta.ˈ xa baxta qam-šaqlà-liˈ [H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta.ˈ	(afterwards) one woman took me tolook afteran old woman.
	[H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta,ˈ xa-ṭḷaha ʾarba yàrxeˈ pəšle farhū̀d.ˈ [H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta,ˈ xa-ṭḷaha ʾarba yàrxeˈ pəšle farhū̀d.ˈ	I looked after an old woman, (after) about three, four months Farhud broke out.
	pəšle farhū̀d,ˈ qṭə̀llu naše,ˈ pəšle farhū̀d,ˈ qṭə̀llu naše,ˈ	Farhud broke out, they killed people.
	qamaye [H]mutḥəllu[H]… mxèlu naše,ˈ gnùlu.ˈ qamaye [H]mutḥəllu[H]… mxèlu naše,ˈ gnùlu.ˈ	Earlier, they began… they beat people, robbed.
	xaràye,ˈ pəšle farhū̀dˈ yomət ʾeðət zyàra,ˈ b-lèle,ˈ xaràye,ˈ pəšle farhū̀dˈ yomət ʾeðət zyàra,ˈ b-lèle,ˈ	Eventually, Farhud broke out. In the day of Pentecost, in the evening,
	mpəqlu pəšlu bə-qṭàḷa naše,ˈ mpəqlu pəšlu bə-qṭàḷa naše,ˈ	they went out and started killing people,
	ʾaz θeluˈ g-əmri flā̀n qam-qaṭḷì-le,ˈ ma ʾoðax?ˈ ʾaz θeluˈ g-əmri flā̀n qam-qaṭḷì-le,ˈ ma ʾoðax?ˈ	So they came and said ‘a certain man has been killed (lit. they killed him), what shall we do?‘
	mṭušèlu gyanu,ˈ u-là mṣelu ʾoði.ˈ mṭušèlu gyanu,ˈ u-là mṣelu ʾoði.ˈ	(So) they hid and couldn’t do (anything).
	b-lèle,ˈ turru batàne.ˈ ʾəθwa məšəlmane g-əbé-wā-lu huðàye.ˈ b-lèle,ˈ turru batàne.ˈ ʾəθwa məšəlmane g-əbé-wā-lu huðàye.ˈ	At night, they broke into houses. There were Muslims who loved Jews.
	ʾaz kθulu ʾəl-dàrgaˈ ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ ʾaz kθulu ʾəl-dàrgaˈ ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ	So they wrote on the door ‘this house is Muslim‘.
	là nḥəqlu ʾəllu.ˈ là nḥəqlu ʾəllu.ˈ	They didn’t touch them.
	duktət làˈ u-qṭəllu ṛàḅa,ˈ duktət làˈ u-qṭəllu ṛàḅa,ˈ	(but in) a place which didn’t (have the sign), they killed many.
	mxelu hənna fišắke go dàrga,ˈ darga pθə̀xle,ˈ yĭʾəllu l-ʾòya,ˈ mxelu hənna fišắke go dàrga,ˈ darga pθə̀xle,ˈ yĭʾəllu l-ʾòya,ˈ	they banged on the door with rifles, the door opened, they entered,
	ma d-ʾəθwa naše l-ʾoya qam-qaṭḷì-lu.ˈ ma d-ʾəθwa naše l-ʾoya qam-qaṭḷì-lu.ˈ	and killed whoever was inside.
	mən b-lele derət yṑm,ˈ saʿa trè.ˈ mən b-lele derət yṑm,ˈ saʿa trè.ˈ	from the night (until) the next day, two o’clock.
	derət yṑmˈ b-saʿa trè,ˈ g-əmri ʾatta xằlaṣ,ˈ pəšlan g-bàṭli.ˈ derət yṑmˈ b-saʿa trè,ˈ g-əmri ʾatta xằlaṣ,ˈ pəšlan g-bàṭli.ˈ	the next day at two o’clock they say ‘enough, we have finished.’
	ʾana wanwa zùrta b-yomaˈ g-əmra ṭali ʾay [H]baʿal habàyit[H]ˈ ʾana wanwa zùrta b-yomaˈ g-əmra ṭali ʾay [H]baʿal habàyit[H]ˈ	I was little on (that) day. The landlady told me
	se mèθe-lan xapča làxma.ˈ se mèθe-lan xapča làxma.ˈ	‘go, bring us some bread.’
	bət ʿằrabi g-əmri-lu sammū̀n.ˈ ʾaxxa g-əmri-lu laḥmanyòt.ˈ bət ʿằrabi g-əmri-lu sammū̀n.ˈ ʾaxxa g-əmri-lu laḥmanyòt.ˈ	In Arabic, they call them sammun. Here, they call them laḥmanyot.
	g-əmra méθē-lan xă-tre sammū̀ne,ˈ b-axlàx.ˈ g-əmra méθē-lan xă-tre sammū̀ne,ˈ b-axlàx.ˈ	She says ‘bring us some three rolls, we will eat.’
	mpəqli zəlli [H]maʿafiya[H] məθeli sammū̀ne,ˈ mpəqli zəlli [H]maʿafiya[H] məθeli sammū̀ne,ˈ	(so) I went out, went to the bakeryand brought rolls,
	xzeli tre naše bət ʾùrxa,ˈ wal g-emər ṭale ʾeha qṭùl-laˈ huðèθā=la.ˈ xzeli tre naše bət ʾùrxa,ˈ wal g-emər ṭale ʾeha qṭùl-laˈ huðèθā=la.ˈ	I saw two men on the street and look, one was saying to the other ‘this one—kill her, she’s a Jew.’
	g-emər ṭale là,ˈ huðeθa ʾədyo là g-napqa ʾaza xaðra.ˈ g-emər ṭale là,ˈ huðeθa ʾədyo là g-napqa ʾaza xaðra.ˈ	He says to him ‘no, today, a Jew does not go out to walk, to walk about.
	g-emər g-əmrən-nox huðèθā=la,ˈ qṭùl-la.ˈ g-emər g-əmrən-nox huðèθā=la,ˈ qṭùl-la.ˈ	He says ‘I tell you, she is a Jew. Kill her.’
	g-emər là,ˈ huðaye [H]modèrnī[H]=lu,ˈ huðaye g-loši sqìla,ˈ g-emər là,ˈ huðaye [H]modèrnī[H]=lu,ˈ huðaye g-loši sqìla,ˈ	He says ‘no, the Jews are modern, the Jews wear nice (clothes),
	ʾe yàltā=la,ˈ mà huðeθa!ˈ ʾe yàltā=la,ˈ mà huðeθa!ˈ	This one is a child, what (kind of) Jew (is this)!‘
	g-emər g-əmrən-nox qṭùl-la!ˈ g-emər g-əmrən-nox qṭùl-la!ˈ	He says ‘kill her!’
	g-emər là q-qaṭḷən-na.ˈ g-emər là q-qaṭḷən-na.ˈ	He says ‘I will not kill her.’
	ʾana ži mən ʾilàhaˈ là ʾărəqli,ˈ zəlli hedi hèdiˈ yaʿani là g-zadʾan mənnu,ˈ ʾana ži mən ʾilàhaˈ là ʾărəqli,ˈ zəlli hedi hèdiˈ yaʿani là g-zadʾan mənnu,ˈ	And I in the meantime—by (the grace of) God—I didn’t run away. I walked slowly, as if not afraid of them.
	wuḷḷa ʾani zəllu u-ʾana θeli kəs [H]baʿal ha-bayit[H] dìdi,ˈ wuḷḷa ʾani zəllu u-ʾana θeli kəs [H]baʿal ha-bayit[H] dìdi,ˈ	Indeed, they went (their way) and I came to my landlady’s (house).
	muḥkèli ṭala hatxaʾ g-əmra ʾe, wat kurkamànta!ˈ muḥkèli ṭala hatxaʾ g-əmra ʾe, wat kurkamànta!ˈ	I told her about this, she says ‘oh, you are yellow (in the face)!
	ʾiθ šte xapča ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar. ʾiθ šte xapča ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar.	There is… Drink some water with sugar.
	húlla-li ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar u-štèli.ˈ húlla-li ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar u-štèli.ˈ	She gave me water with sugar and I drank.
	xaraye [H]mutḥəllu[H] xa-ga-xət bət qə̀ṭlaˈ xaraye [H]mutḥəllu[H] xa-ga-xət bət qə̀ṭlaˈ	In the end, they started killing again.
	qamaye zəllu go ʾurxa q-qaṭḷi-wa nàše,ˈ qamaye zəllu go ʾurxa q-qaṭḷi-wa nàše,ˈ	First, they went in the street to kill people,
	kud xāzé-wa-le qaṭḷì-wa-le.ˈ kud xāzé-wa-le qaṭḷì-wa-le.ˈ	whoever they would see, they would kill.
	[H]ʾaval[H] bas pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ [H]ʾaval[H] bas pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ	But when noon came,
	turru dàrga bət fišằkeˈ u-yĭʾəllu l-ʾoya qṭəllu nàše.ˈ turru dàrga bət fišằkeˈ u-yĭʾəllu l-ʾoya qṭəllu nàše.ˈ	they (started) braking doors with rifles and entering killed people.
	ʾaz məθelu naše məšəlmane ḥməllu go darga dèniˈ ʾaz məθelu naše məšəlmane ḥməllu go darga dèniˈ	So (my landlords) brought some Muslims (neighbours who) stood at our door
	u-kθullu ʾəlle ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ u-kθullu ʾəlle ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ	and they wrote on it ‘this house is Muslim.’
	ʾaz ʾana yalta zurta wànwa,ˈ là k-iʾan-wa.ˈ ʾaz ʾana yalta zurta wànwa,ˈ là k-iʾan-wa.ˈ	(But) I was a little child then, I didn’t understand (it).
	yĭsəqli l-gàre.ˈ yĭsəqli l-gàre.ˈ	I went up to the roof.
	xzeli θele našeˈ mənnu bùqče, jùlle,ˈ ʾawàye,ˈ xzeli θele našeˈ mənnu bùqče, jùlle,ˈ ʾawàye,ˈ	I saw (that some) people came, (they took from someone) bundles with clothes, possessions (which they had stolen from Jewish homes).
	g-emər ṭale hàl-liˈ ʾəlla b-qaṭḷə̀n-nox.ˈ g-emər ṭale hàl-liˈ ʾəlla b-qaṭḷə̀n-nox.ˈ	One of them told the man give (these things) to me, or else I’ll kill you.‘
	g-emər là g-yawən-noxˈ welu ṃəḷye.ˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ g-emər là g-yawən-noxˈ welu ṃəḷye.ˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ	He says ‘I won’t give (them) to you—they are full. Go, get (some) for yourself.‘
	k-tori dargàye,ˈ u-k-šàqli u-g-nàhbi ˈ k-tori dargàye,ˈ u-k-šàqli u-g-nàhbi ˈ	(This was because) they would break doors, take (possessions) and rob (the houses).
	θelu trombèle, ʾafəllu kursiye u-skamnìye ˈ kullu g-dāré-wa-lu go trombèl, g-nablì-wā-lu.ˈ θelu trombèle, ʾafəllu kursiye u-skamnìye ˈ kullu g-dāré-wa-lu go trombèl, g-nablì-wā-lu.ˈ	Cars would come… Even armchairs and sofas—they would put them all in a car and take them away.
	ʾaz g-emər ṭali kōš ʾəl-gàre,ˈ kōš ʾəltə̀x!ˈ ʾaz g-emər ṭali kōš ʾəl-gàre,ˈ kōš ʾəltə̀x!ˈ	Then (someone) said to me ‘come down from the roof come down!’
	mərri là,ˈ g-əban xazyan, zùrta wanwa,ˈ là fhəmli ma=ila.ˈ mərri là,ˈ g-əban xazyan, zùrta wanwa,ˈ là fhəmli ma=ila.ˈ	(But) I said ‘no, I want to see.’ I was little, I didn’t understand.
	g-emər ṭale hàl-lā-li,ˈ g-emər là g-yāwə́n-na-lox.ˈ g-emər ṭale hàl-lā-li,ˈ g-emər là g-yāwə́n-na-lox.ˈ	(One of the men in the street) said to (the other) ‘give it to me’, (but) he said ‘I will not give it to you.’
	si šqùl-lox, welu ṃəḷye.ˈ g-emər hàl-laˈ qam qaṭḷə̀n-nox .ˈ si šqùl-lox, welu ṃəḷye.ˈ g-emər hàl-laˈ qam qaṭḷə̀n-nox .ˈ	‘Go, get (some) for yourself, they (i.e. the houses) are full.’ He says ‘give (it) to me before I kill you.’
	g-emər [H]ʾaval[H] ṭamằ b-qaṭḷət-tiˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ g-emər [H]ʾaval[H] ṭamằ b-qaṭḷət-tiˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ	But he says ‘why would you kill me? Go, take for yourself.’
	[H]ʾaval[H] ma ʾoðax qam-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ qàm ʾeni.ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] ma ʾoðax qam-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ qàm ʾeni.ˈ	But—what shall we do—he did kill him. In front of my eyes.
	qam-qāṭə̀l-le,ˈ qam-šāqəl-lu ʾawaye mə̀nne.ˈ qam-qāṭə̀l-le,ˈ qam-šāqəl-lu ʾawaye mə̀nne.ˈ	He killed him and they took his possessions from him.
	ʾana kušli ʾəltəx pəšli maḥkòye.ˈ ʾana kušli ʾəltəx pəšli maḥkòye.ˈ	I went down and started telling them.
	g-maḥkyan ṭalu g-əmran ṭalu g-zadʾan hatxa xzèli.ˈ g-maḥkyan ṭalu g-əmran ṭalu g-zadʾan hatxa xzèli.ˈ	I tell them, I say to them ‘I am scared, this is what I saw.’
	wi g-əmri ma g-oðat rəš gare?ˈ ṭamằ yĭsəqlax rəš gare?ˈ wi g-əmri ma g-oðat rəš gare?ˈ ṭamằ yĭsəqlax rəš gare?ˈ	‘Oh!’—they say ‘what are you doing on the roof? Why did you go up the roof?’
	mərri ma k-iʾan?ˈ zəlli mfàrčan.ˈ mərri ma k-iʾan?ˈ zəlli mfàrčan.ˈ	I said ‘what do I know?’ (So) I went to sweep the floor.
	xaraye məθele ʾaxonət [H]bosət[H] dìdiˈ kase srə̀ṭta.ˈ xaraye məθele ʾaxonət [H]bosət[H] dìdiˈ kase srə̀ṭta.ˈ	Afterwards, (someone) brought my landlady’s brother, his belly cut.
	g-emər b-qaṭḷì-wā-l!i g-emər b-qaṭḷì-wā-l!i	(The brother) says ‘they would have killed me!’
	ʾəθwa məšəlmane qam-əbè-le,ˈ qam-məθe-le kəs xàθe.ˈ ʾəθwa məšəlmane qam-əbè-le,ˈ qam-məθe-le kəs xàθe.ˈ	(But) there were Muslims who took pity on him (and) brought him to his sister’s.
	dòxtorˈ jirā̀n wewa.ˈ dòxtorˈ jirā̀n wewa.ˈ	(There was a) doctor, he was (their) neighbour.
	dòxtor… kθulu l-dàrgaˈ dət ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ dòxtor… kθulu l-dàrgaˈ dət ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ	The doctor… they had written on the door that this house is Muslim.
	ʾaz ṭamằ doxtor ʾaθe mdarmən-na kàse?ˈ ʾaz ṭamằ doxtor ʾaθe mdarmən-na kàse?ˈ	So why should a doctor come (inside the house) to operate on his belly?
	ʾaw jirān dòxtor wewa,ˈ ʾaw jirān dòxtor wewa,ˈ	That neighbor was a doctor.
	g-emər ʾana mən daxxa b-yasqən l-gàre,ˈ g-emər ʾana mən daxxa b-yasqən l-gàre,ˈ	He says ‘I will go up on the roof from here (i.e. from my house).
	[H]ʾaval be-tnay[H] là ʾamritunˈ u-là xāze-li.ˈ [H]ʾaval be-tnay[H] là ʾamritunˈ u-là xāze-li.ˈ	But under the condition that you will not say (anything to others) and (people) will not see me.’
	ʾaz mən gare… là wewa mux daxxa,ˈ gare hatxa—kullu ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ ʾaz mən gare… là wewa mux daxxa,ˈ gare hatxa—kullu ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ	So from the roof… (In Iraq,) it wasn’t like here, roofs (over there were) like this—they were all flat.
	ʾaz yĭsəqle mən gare kušle ʾəltə̀x,ˈ ʾaz yĭsəqle mən gare kušle ʾəltə̀x,ˈ	So he went up and from the roof, came down.
	qam-darmən-na kàse.ˈ qam-darmən-na kàse.ˈ	(Then) he operated his stomach.
	lə́θ-wā-le [H]maspik narkòza[H],ˈ lə́θ-wā-le [H]maspik narkòza[H],ˈ	He didn’t have enough anesthetic,
	pəšle bə-ṣràxa,ˈ g-emər ṭale là ṣarxət,ˈ kud-ma ṣarxət b-šoqə̀n-nox.ˈ pəšle bə-ṣràxa,ˈ g-emər ṭale là ṣarxət,ˈ kud-ma ṣarxət b-šoqə̀n-nox.ˈ	(So the patient) started screaming. (but the doctor) says to him ‘don’t scream. When you start screaming, I’ll leave you.’
	g-emər bas ma ʾoðən?ˈ g-māreʾ-li.ˈ g-emər bas ma ʾoðən?ˈ g-māreʾ-li.ˈ	He says ‘but what should I do? It hurts.’
	kefox b-šoqə̀n-nox g-emər ˈ ʾatta yaʾe ʾana wən ʾaxxa b-qaṭḷì-li!ˈ kefox b-šoqə̀n-nox g-emər ˈ ʾatta yaʾe ʾana wən ʾaxxa b-qaṭḷì-li!ˈ	‘As you wish, I will leave you—he says—now (if) they now that I am here, they will kill me!
	[H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] qam-darmə̀n-neˈ [H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] qam-darmə̀n-neˈ	So indeed, he operated him.
	ʾaz aw naša pəšle maḥkòyeˈ g-emər qam-māxè-li,ˈ ʾaz aw naša pəšle maḥkòyeˈ g-emər qam-māxè-li,ˈ	Then that man started speaking, he says ‘they had beaten me.’
	mərre ṭalu là māxə́tu-li,ˈ ʾana wən wazī̀r,ˈ go ḥukùma.ˈ mərre ṭalu là māxə́tu-li,ˈ ʾana wən wazī̀r,ˈ go ḥukùma.ˈ	He had told them ‘don’t beat me, I am a minister, in the government.’
	g-emər mərru ṭali ʾaxni k-ṭaʾănax-lu ʾan wazirət ḥukumət huðàye,ˈ qaṭḷàx-lu.ˈ g-emər mərru ṭali ʾaxni k-ṭaʾănax-lu ʾan wazirət ḥukumət huðàye,ˈ qaṭḷàx-lu.ˈ	He says ‘they told me “we are collecting those ministers of the Jewish government, we shall kill them.”’
	wuḷḷa qam-sare-la kase qam-məθe-le ltàma. wuḷḷa qam-sare-la kase qam-məθe-le ltàma.	So they cut open his stomach (and then some people) brought him there (to our house).
	θele doxtor ʿaṛabaya qam-xāyə̀ṭ-leˈ θele doxtor ʿaṛabaya qam-xāyə̀ṭ-leˈ	(Then) the Arab doctor came and stitched (his wounds).
	u-pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ g-əmri [H]mqubəllu[H] [H]hodaʿà[H]dət mbaṭlì-leˈ farhū̀d.ˈ u-pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ g-əmri [H]mqubəllu[H] [H]hodaʿà[H]dət mbaṭlì-leˈ farhū̀d.ˈ	When it was noon, they said (that) a message was received that Farhud was to be stopped.
	mbaṭli-le qàṭla.ˈ u-[H]beʾemet[H] ʾàya wawa.ˈ mbaṭli-le qàṭla.ˈ u-[H]beʾemet[H] ʾàya wawa.ˈ	They were to stop the killing. And indeed, tha’s how it was.
	ʾani qṭəllu ʾəmma u-əsrì naše,ˈ qam-qāṭlì-lu.ˈ ʾani qṭəllu ʾəmma u-əsrì naše,ˈ qam-qāṭlì-lu.ˈ	They had killed a hundred and twenty people, they had killed them.
	u-xa-ʾarbá-ʾamma, xamšá-ʾamma brindàre,ˈ u-xa-ʾarbá-ʾamma, xamšá-ʾamma brindàre,ˈ	And some four hundred, five hundred (were) wounded.
	u-[H]zèu[H], xləṣla,ˈ hil… ba-sòf,ˈ kmà šənne, ʾega l-bàġdadˈ ʾudlu [H]maḥtèret[H].ˈ u-[H]zèu[H], xləṣla,ˈ hil… ba-sòf,ˈ kmà šənne, ʾega l-bàġdadˈ ʾudlu [H]maḥtèret[H].ˈ	And that was it, it was over, until in the end, a few years (later), they organized an underground Jewish resistance movement in Baghdad.
	mšodərru [H]ceʿirim mi-yerušalàyim[H].ˈ mšodərru [H]ceʿirim mi-yerušalàyim[H].ˈ	They sent (some) youth from Jerusalem.
	g-əmri-la [H]maḥtèret[H]. qam-šadrì-lu rušalàyim, g-əmri-la [H]maḥtèret[H]. qam-šadrì-lu rušalàyim,	They call it maḥteret. They sent them (from) Jerusalem.
	[H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] θelan ʾaxxa l-yisraʾèl. [H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] θelan ʾaxxa l-yisraʾèl.	So indeed, we (all) came here, to Israel.
	u-wax ʾàxxa.ˈ u-wax ʾàxxa.ˈ	And (now) we are here.
	[H]ʾaval[H] ʾanna ʿaṛabaye là k-šoqì-lan.ˈ [H]ʾaval[H] ʾanna ʿaṛabaye là k-šoqì-lan.ˈ	But these Arabs don’t leave us (alone).
	ʾega xă yoma ʾo q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma ʾò q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma welu [H]be-yàḥad.[H] ʾega xă yoma ʾo q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma ʾò q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma welu [H]be-yàḥad.[H]	Then one day they kill this one, one day they kills this one, and one day, they are (all) together.
	u-ʾīθ xakma ži gawu ḅā̀š=īlu.ˈ u-ʾīθ xakma ži gawu ḅā̀š=īlu.ˈ	But there are also some in their midst (who) are good.
	gəbe [H]qāvàx-la[H],ˈ hawax [H]be-yàḥad[H]. gəbe [H]qāvàx-la[H],ˈ hawax [H]be-yàḥad[H].	We have to hope, be together.
	hawax là hawax, let [H]brèra[H]ˈ. hawax là hawax, let [H]brèra[H]ˈ.	Whatever might happen, we don’t have a choice.
	làt-lan ʾeka ʾazax ʾaxni.ˈ làt-lan ʾeka ʾazax ʾaxni.ˈ	We, we don’t have anywhere to go.
	wewa jiràne,ˈ xă g-əbe-wa u-xeta,ˈ l-bàġdad,ˈ l-dŏ̀hok, l-zàxo,ˈ wewa jiràne,ˈ xă g-əbe-wa u-xeta,ˈ l-bàġdad,ˈ l-dŏ̀hok, l-zàxo,ˈ	(In Iraq,) they were (all) neighbours, they loved each other, in (lit. to) Baghdad, Dohok, Zakho.
	kùllu jiràne wewa,ˈ məšəlmàne,ˈ mux [H]ʾaḥìm[H] wewa.ˈ kùllu jiràne wewa,ˈ məšəlmàne,ˈ mux [H]ʾaḥìm[H] wewa.ˈ	They were all neighbours, (the) Muslims, they were like brothers.
	go daʿăwətyàθa muxðe wewa,ˈ go sehràne muxðe wewa.ˈ go daʿăwətyàθa muxðe wewa,ˈ go sehràne muxðe wewa.ˈ	At weddings, they were together, at Sehrane, they were together.
	pəšla nasùθa ʾaxxa go-rušalayim,ˈ pəšla nasùθa ʾaxxa go-rušalayim,ˈ	(But when) a war broke out here in Jerusalem,
	[H]plitim[H] mə̀n daxxaˈ zəllu l-bàġdad.ˈ [H]plitim[H] mə̀n daxxaˈ zəllu l-bàġdad.ˈ	refugees from here went to Baghdad
	u-g-əmri ṭalu ʾaxni qam-qaṭḷì-lanˈ u-batane deni qam-šaqlì-luˈ u-g-əmri ṭalu ʾaxni qam-qaṭḷì-lanˈ u-batane deni qam-šaqlì-luˈ	and told them ‘we… the (Jews) killed us, our houses—they took them.’
	ʾega ʾàni g-maxe-wa huðàye.ˈ ʾega ʾàni g-maxe-wa huðàye.ˈ	So then they started beating the Jews of Baghdad.
	waxwa [H]ḥaverim[H] mux ʾaxawàθa.ˈ waxwa [H]ḥaverim[H] mux ʾaxawàθa.ˈ	We used to be friends, like brothers.
	b-kullu dukane waxwa mùxðe.ˈ b-kullu dukane waxwa mùxðe.ˈ	We were together in every place.
	go batàne—ˈ ʾaxxa huðaye, ʾaxxa məšəlmàne wewa. go batàne—ˈ ʾaxxa huðaye, ʾaxxa məšəlmàne wewa.	At homes—the Jews (were) here, the Muslims here (i.e. next door).
	kullu bət [H]yaḥasim tovim[H] wewa. kullu bət [H]yaḥasim tovim[H] wewa.	They were all (living) in good relations (with each other).

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(1 0:00)ʾana là zəlli d-pàlxan l-Baġdad.ˈ(2)ʾana zəlli… ʾamoyi làθwa-le yalunke,ˈ qam-šāqəl-li kəs gyàne,ˈ(3)xaraye ṣabri là θele,ˈ mərri ṭalu ʾana g-əban pàlxan.ˈ(4)[H]bat[H] xadè-ʾesar šənne wanwa.ˈ(5)ʾaz qam-šaqla-li xa bèθa,ˈ(6)[H]mtopəlli[H] bət yàla, bət [H]tinòk[H].ˈ [H]šmərri[H] ʾə̀lle.ˈ(7)xa baxta qam-šaqlà-liˈ [H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta.ˈ(8)[H]šmərri[H] l-xa-sotə̀nta,ˈ xa-ṭḷaha ʾarba yàrxeˈ pəšle farhū̀d.ˈ(9)pəšle farhū̀d,ˈ qṭə̀llu naše,ˈ(10)qamaye [H]mutḥəllu[H]… mxèlu naše,ˈ gnùlu.ˈ(11)xaràye,ˈ pəšle farhū̀dˈ yomət ʾeðət zyàra,ˈ b-lèle,ˈ(12)mpəqlu pəšlu bə-qṭàḷa naše,ˈ(13)ʾaz θeluˈ g-əmri flā̀n qam-qaṭḷì-le,ˈ ma ʾoðax?ˈ(14)mṭušèlu gyanu,ˈ u-là mṣelu ʾoði.ˈ(15)b-lèle,ˈ turru batàne.ˈ ʾəθwa məšəlmane g-əbé-wā-lu huðàye.ˈ(16)ʾaz kθulu ʾəl-dàrgaˈ ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ(17)là nḥəqlu ʾəllu.ˈ(18)duktət làˈ u-qṭəllu ṛàḅa,ˈ(19)mxelu hənna fišắke go dàrga,ˈ darga pθə̀xle,ˈ yĭʾəllu l-ʾòya,ˈ(20)ma d-ʾəθwa naše l-ʾoya qam-qaṭḷì-lu.ˈ(21)mən b-lele derət yṑm,ˈ saʿa trè.ˈ(22)derət yṑmˈ b-saʿa trè,ˈ g-əmri ʾatta xằlaṣ,ˈ pəšlan g-bàṭli.ˈ(23)ʾana wanwa zùrta b-yomaˈ g-əmra ṭali ʾay [H]baʿal habàyit[H]ˈ(24)se mèθe-lan xapča làxma.ˈ(25)bət ʿằrabi g-əmri-lu sammū̀n.ˈ ʾaxxa g-əmri-lu laḥmanyòt.ˈ(26)g-əmra méθē-lan xă-tre sammū̀ne,ˈ b-axlàx.ˈ(27)mpəqli zəlli [H]maʿafiya[H] məθeli sammū̀ne,ˈ(28)xzeli tre naše bət ʾùrxa,ˈ wal g-emər ṭale ʾeha qṭùl-laˈ huðèθā=la.ˈ(29)g-emər ṭale là,ˈ huðeθa ʾədyo là g-napqa ʾaza xaðra.ˈ(30)g-emər g-əmrən-nox huðèθā=la,ˈ qṭùl-la.ˈ(31)g-emər là,ˈ huðaye [H]modèrnī[H]=lu,ˈ huðaye g-loši sqìla,ˈ(32)ʾe yàltā=la,ˈ mà huðeθa!ˈ(33)g-emər g-əmrən-nox qṭùl-la!ˈ(34)g-emər là q-qaṭḷən-na.ˈ(35)ʾana ži mən ʾilàhaˈ là ʾărəqli,ˈ zəlli hedi hèdiˈ yaʿani là g-zadʾan mənnu,ˈ(36)wuḷḷa ʾani zəllu u-ʾana θeli kəs [H]baʿal ha-bayit[H] dìdi,ˈ(37)muḥkèli ṭala hatxaʾ g-əmra ʾe, wat kurkamànta!ˈ(38)ʾiθ šte xapča ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar.(39)húlla-li ṃàyeˈ u-šàkar u-štèli.ˈ(40)xaraye [H]mutḥəllu[H] xa-ga-xət bət qə̀ṭlaˈ(41)qamaye zəllu go ʾurxa q-qaṭḷi-wa nàše,ˈ(42)kud xāzé-wa-le qaṭḷì-wa-le.ˈ(43)[H]ʾaval[H] bas pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ(44)turru dàrga bət fišằkeˈ u-yĭʾəllu l-ʾoya qṭəllu nàše.ˈ(45)ʾaz məθelu naše məšəlmane ḥməllu go darga dèniˈ(46)u-kθullu ʾəlle ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ(47)ʾaz ʾana yalta zurta wànwa,ˈ là k-iʾan-wa.ˈ(48)yĭsəqli l-gàre.ˈ(49)xzeli θele našeˈ mənnu bùqče, jùlle,ˈ ʾawàye,ˈ(50)g-emər ṭale hàl-liˈ ʾəlla b-qaṭḷə̀n-nox.ˈ(51)g-emər là g-yawən-noxˈ welu ṃəḷye.ˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ(52)k-tori dargàye,ˈ u-k-šàqli u-g-nàhbi ˈ(53)θelu trombèle, ʾafəllu kursiye u-skamnìye ˈ kullu g-dāré-wa-lu go trombèl, g-nablì-wā-lu.ˈ(54)ʾaz g-emər ṭali kōš ʾəl-gàre,ˈ kōš ʾəltə̀x!ˈ(55)mərri là,ˈ g-əban xazyan, zùrta wanwa,ˈ là fhəmli ma=ila.ˈ(56)g-emər ṭale hàl-lā-li,ˈ g-emər là g-yāwə́n-na-lox.ˈ(57)si šqùl-lox, welu ṃəḷye.ˈ g-emər hàl-laˈ qam qaṭḷə̀n-nox .ˈ(58)g-emər [H]ʾaval[H] ṭamằ b-qaṭḷət-tiˈ si šqùl-lox.ˈ(59)[H]ʾaval[H] ma ʾoðax qam-qāṭə̀l-le.ˈ qàm ʾeni.ˈ(60)qam-qāṭə̀l-le,ˈ qam-šāqəl-lu ʾawaye mə̀nne.ˈ(61)ʾana kušli ʾəltəx pəšli maḥkòye.ˈ(62)g-maḥkyan ṭalu g-əmran ṭalu g-zadʾan hatxa xzèli.ˈ(63)wi g-əmri ma g-oðat rəš gare?ˈ ṭamằ yĭsəqlax rəš gare?ˈ(64)mərri ma k-iʾan?ˈ zəlli mfàrčan.ˈ(65)xaraye məθele ʾaxonət [H]bosət[H] dìdiˈ kase srə̀ṭta.ˈ(66)g-emər b-qaṭḷì-wā-l!i(67)ʾəθwa məšəlmane qam-əbè-le,ˈ qam-məθe-le kəs xàθe.ˈ(68)dòxtorˈ jirā̀n wewa.ˈ(69)dòxtor… kθulu l-dàrgaˈ dət ʾoha beθa məšəlmànā=le.ˈ(70)ʾaz ṭamằ doxtor ʾaθe mdarmən-na kàse?ˈ(71)ʾaw jirān dòxtor wewa,ˈ(72)g-emər ʾana mən daxxa b-yasqən l-gàre,ˈ(73)[H]ʾaval be-tnay[H] là ʾamritunˈ u-là xāze-li.ˈ(74)ʾaz mən gare… là wewa mux daxxa,ˈ gare hatxa—kullu ʿàdəl wewa.ˈ(75)ʾaz yĭsəqle mən gare kušle ʾəltə̀x,ˈ(76)qam-darmən-na kàse.ˈ(77)lə́θ-wā-le [H]maspik narkòza[H],ˈ(78)pəšle bə-ṣràxa,ˈ g-emər ṭale là ṣarxət,ˈ kud-ma ṣarxət b-šoqə̀n-nox.ˈ(79)g-emər bas ma ʾoðən?ˈ g-māreʾ-li.ˈ(80)kefox b-šoqə̀n-nox g-emər ˈ ʾatta yaʾe ʾana wən ʾaxxa b-qaṭḷì-li!ˈ(81)[H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] qam-darmə̀n-neˈ(82)ʾaz aw naša pəšle maḥkòyeˈ g-emər qam-māxè-li,ˈ(83)mərre ṭalu là māxə́tu-li,ˈ ʾana wən wazī̀r,ˈ go ḥukùma.ˈ(84)g-emər mərru ṭali ʾaxni k-ṭaʾănax-lu ʾan wazirət ḥukumət huðàye,ˈ qaṭḷàx-lu.ˈ(85)wuḷḷa qam-sare-la kase qam-məθe-le ltàma.(86)θele doxtor ʿaṛabaya qam-xāyə̀ṭ-leˈ(87)u-pəšle palgə̀t-yomˈ g-əmri [H]mqubəllu[H] [H]hodaʿà[H]dət mbaṭlì-leˈ farhū̀d.ˈ(88)mbaṭli-le qàṭla.ˈ u-[H]beʾemet[H] ʾàya wawa.ˈ(89)ʾani qṭəllu ʾəmma u-əsrì naše,ˈ qam-qāṭlì-lu.ˈ(90)u-xa-ʾarbá-ʾamma, xamšá-ʾamma brindàre,ˈ(91)u-[H]zèu[H], xləṣla,ˈ hil… ba-sòf,ˈ kmà šənne, ʾega l-bàġdadˈ ʾudlu [H]maḥtèret[H].ˈ(92)mšodərru [H]ceʿirim mi-yerušalàyim[H].ˈ(93)g-əmri-la [H]maḥtèret[H]. qam-šadrì-lu rušalàyim,(94)[H]ʾaz beʾemet[H] θelan ʾaxxa l-yisraʾèl.(95)u-wax ʾàxxa.ˈ(96)[H]ʾaval[H] ʾanna ʿaṛabaye là k-šoqì-lan.ˈ(97)ʾega xă yoma ʾo q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma ʾò q-qaṭḷi u-xă yoma welu [H]be-yàḥad.[H](98)u-ʾīθ xakma ži gawu ḅā̀š=īlu.ˈ(99)gəbe [H]qāvàx-la[H],ˈ hawax [H]be-yàḥad[H].(100)hawax là hawax, let [H]brèra[H]ˈ.(101)làt-lan ʾeka ʾazax ʾaxni.ˈ(102)wewa jiràne,ˈ xă g-əbe-wa u-xeta,ˈ l-bàġdad,ˈ l-dŏ̀hok, l-zàxo,ˈ(103)kùllu jiràne wewa,ˈ məšəlmàne,ˈ mux [H]ʾaḥìm[H] wewa.ˈ(104)go daʿăwətyàθa muxðe wewa,ˈ go sehràne muxðe wewa.ˈ(105)pəšla nasùθa ʾaxxa go-rušalayim,ˈ(106)[H]plitim[H] mə̀n daxxaˈ zəllu l-bàġdad.ˈ(107)u-g-əmri ṭalu ʾaxni qam-qaṭḷì-lanˈ u-batane deni qam-šaqlì-luˈ(108)ʾega ʾàni g-maxe-wa huðàye.ˈ(109)waxwa [H]ḥaverim[H] mux ʾaxawàθa.ˈ(110)b-kullu dukane waxwa mùxðe.ˈ(111)go batàne—ˈ ʾaxxa huðaye, ʾaxxa məšəlmàne wewa.(112)kullu bət [H]yaḥasim tovim[H] wewa.

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(1 0:00)I didn’t go to Baghdad to work.(2)I went… my paternal uncle didn’t have children, (so) he took me to himself.(3)In the end, my patience was exhausted, (so) I told them ‘I want to work.’(4)I was eleven years old.(5)So she took me to a house(6)(where) I took careof a child, of a baby. I looked after him.(7)(afterwards) one woman took me tolook afteran old woman.(8)I looked after an old woman, (after) about three, four months Farhud broke out.(9)Farhud broke out, they killed people.(10)Earlier, they began… they beat people, robbed.(11)Eventually, Farhud broke out. In the day of Pentecost, in the evening,(12)they went out and started killing people,(13)So they came and said ‘a certain man has been killed (lit. they killed him), what shall we do?‘(14)(So) they hid and couldn’t do (anything).(15)At night, they broke into houses. There were Muslims who loved Jews.(16)So they wrote on the door ‘this house is Muslim‘.(17)They didn’t touch them.(18)(but in) a place which didn’t (have the sign), they killed many.(19)they banged on the door with rifles, the door opened, they entered,(20)and killed whoever was inside.(21)from the night (until) the next day, two o’clock.(22)the next day at two o’clock they say ‘enough, we have finished.’(23)I was little on (that) day. The landlady told me(24)‘go, bring us some bread.’(25)In Arabic, they call them sammun. Here, they call them laḥmanyot.(26)She says ‘bring us some three rolls, we will eat.’(27)(so) I went out, went to the bakeryand brought rolls,(28)I saw two men on the street and look, one was saying to the other ‘this one—kill her, she’s a Jew.’(29)He says to him ‘no, today, a Jew does not go out to walk, to walk about.(30)He says ‘I tell you, she is a Jew. Kill her.’(31)He says ‘no, the Jews are modern, the Jews wear nice (clothes),(32)This one is a child, what (kind of) Jew (is this)!‘(33)He says ‘kill her!’(34)He says ‘I will not kill her.’(35)And I in the meantime—by (the grace of) God—I didn’t run away. I walked slowly, as if not afraid of them.(36)Indeed, they went (their way) and I came to my landlady’s (house).(37)I told her about this, she says ‘oh, you are yellow (in the face)!(38)There is… Drink some water with sugar.(39)She gave me water with sugar and I drank.(40)In the end, they started killing again.(41)First, they went in the street to kill people,(42)whoever they would see, they would kill.(43)But when noon came,(44)they (started) braking doors with rifles and entering killed people.(45)So (my landlords) brought some Muslims (neighbours who) stood at our door(46)and they wrote on it ‘this house is Muslim.’(47)(But) I was a little child then, I didn’t understand (it).(48)I went up to the roof.(49)I saw (that some) people came, (they took from someone) bundles with clothes, possessions (which they had stolen from Jewish homes).(50)One of them told the man give (these things) to me, or else I’ll kill you.‘(51)He says ‘I won’t give (them) to you—they are full. Go, get (some) for yourself.‘(52)(This was because) they would break doors, take (possessions) and rob (the houses).(53)Cars would come… Even armchairs and sofas—they would put them all in a car and take them away.(54)Then (someone) said to me ‘come down from the roof come down!’(55)(But) I said ‘no, I want to see.’ I was little, I didn’t understand.(56)(One of the men in the street) said to (the other) ‘give it to me’, (but) he said ‘I will not give it to you.’(57)‘Go, get (some) for yourself, they (i.e. the houses) are full.’ He says ‘give (it) to me before I kill you.’(58)But he says ‘why would you kill me? Go, take for yourself.’(59)But—what shall we do—he did kill him. In front of my eyes.(60)He killed him and they took his possessions from him.(61)I went down and started telling them.(62)I tell them, I say to them ‘I am scared, this is what I saw.’(63)‘Oh!’—they say ‘what are you doing on the roof? Why did you go up the roof?’(64)I said ‘what do I know?’ (So) I went to sweep the floor.(65)Afterwards, (someone) brought my landlady’s brother, his belly cut.(66)(The brother) says ‘they would have killed me!’(67)(But) there were Muslims who took pity on him (and) brought him to his sister’s.(68)(There was a) doctor, he was (their) neighbour.(69)The doctor… they had written on the door that this house is Muslim.(70)So why should a doctor come (inside the house) to operate on his belly?(71)That neighbor was a doctor.(72)He says ‘I will go up on the roof from here (i.e. from my house).(73)But under the condition that you will not say (anything to others) and (people) will not see me.’(74)So from the roof… (In Iraq,) it wasn’t like here, roofs (over there were) like this—they were all flat.(75)So he went up and from the roof, came down.(76)(Then) he operated his stomach.(77)He didn’t have enough anesthetic,(78)(So the patient) started screaming. (but the doctor) says to him ‘don’t scream. When you start screaming, I’ll leave you.’(79)He says ‘but what should I do? It hurts.’(80)‘As you wish, I will leave you—he says—now (if) they now that I am here, they will kill me!(81)So indeed, he operated him.(82)Then that man started speaking, he says ‘they had beaten me.’(83)He had told them ‘don’t beat me, I am a minister, in the government.’(84)He says ‘they told me “we are collecting those ministers of the Jewish government, we shall kill them.”’(85)So they cut open his stomach (and then some people) brought him there (to our house).(86)(Then) the Arab doctor came and stitched (his wounds).(87)When it was noon, they said (that) a message was received that Farhud was to be stopped.(88)They were to stop the killing. And indeed, tha’s how it was.(89)They had killed a hundred and twenty people, they had killed them.(90)And some four hundred, five hundred (were) wounded.(91)And that was it, it was over, until in the end, a few years (later), they organized an underground Jewish resistance movement in Baghdad.(92)They sent (some) youth from Jerusalem.(93)They call it maḥteret. They sent them (from) Jerusalem.(94)So indeed, we (all) came here, to Israel.(95)And (now) we are here.(96)But these Arabs don’t leave us (alone).(97)Then one day they kill this one, one day they kills this one, and one day, they are (all) together.(98)But there are also some in their midst (who) are good.(99)We have to hope, be together.(100)Whatever might happen, we don’t have a choice.(101)We, we don’t have anywhere to go.(102)(In Iraq,) they were (all) neighbours, they loved each other, in (lit. to) Baghdad, Dohok, Zakho.(103)They were all neighbours, (the) Muslims, they were like brothers.(104)At weddings, they were together, at Sehrane, they were together.(105)(But when) a war broke out here in Jerusalem,(106)refugees from here went to Baghdad(107)and told them ‘we… the (Jews) killed us, our houses—they took them.’(108)So then they started beating the Jews of Baghdad.(109)We used to be friends, like brothers.(110)We were together in every place.(111)At homes—the Jews (were) here, the Muslims here (i.e. next door).(112)They were all (living) in good relations (with each other).