THE PAINTING DEPICTS THE COURTYARD OF THE HOUSE WHERE I WAS BORN, THE HOUSE OF ELIAHU ROUBEN WHO WAS MY GRANDMOTHER AZIZA'S FATHER.
IN THE PATIO TWO LADIES ARE SITTING WITH TYPICAL BAGHDADI HAND FANS, WOVEN FROM PALM TREE LEAVES. NOTICE THE SMALL GARDEN IN THE COURTYARD.
PURIM WAS A VERY IMPORTANT FEAST FOR THE JEWS OF BAGHDAD ESPECIALLY FOR THE CHILDREN. BANDS OF MUSIC PLAYERS USED TO GO FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE, PLAYING
AND SINGING SONGS IN PRAISE OF THE HOUSE OWNER.
