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Record Id:25783041 (Australian Library Collections) permalink
Author:Gemertzis, Anna.
Title:Interview with Anna Gemertzis, Greek Australian [sound recording] / interviewer, Demetra Enizlis.
Published:1998.
Description:2 digital audio tapes (ca. 90 min.)
Playing Time:013000
Series:Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project
Summary:Anna Gemertzis, born in Aloupka, Crimea recalls the small town where she spent her first 11 years; her family becoming refugees to Athens, Greece; Greek musical instruments, lyra and daoul; her marriage in 1944 during the German occupation, her husband being a refugee from Russia; family migration to Australia (her husband in 1959, she in 1962); the family's early years in Melbourne, Vic., the economic and social circumstances new migrants faced; Greek religious customs and celebrations they still observe; Greek lullabies, stories and tales told to children; stories about the evil eye ritual; folk medicines; the role and contributions of Greek women to Greek and Australian societies; traditional crafts; Greek music and television programs; Pontian dialect theatrical plays; future of Greek traditions and language; importance of Greek schools.
Notes:Recorded on Oct. 4, 1998 at Langwarrin, Vic.
Interview recorded in Greek. Summary text in English.
Finding Aid:Summary (3 p.)
Subjects:Gemertzis, Anna -- Interviews.
Greek Australians -- Victoria -- Langwarrin -- Interviews.
Greeks -- Australia -- Interviews.
Greek Australians -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Folk music, Greek -- Victoria.
Folk songs, Greek -- Victoria.
Children's poetry, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria.
Children's stories, Greek (Modern) -- Victoria.
Nursery rhymes, Greek (Modern)
Other Authors:Enizlis, Demetra.
Access Conditions:Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
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