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| Record Id: | 25783041 (Australian Library Collections) permalink |
| Author: | Gemertzis, Anna.
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| Title: | Interview with Anna Gemertzis, Greek Australian [sound recording] / interviewer, Demetra Enizlis.
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| Published: | 1998.
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| Description: | 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 90 min.)
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| Playing Time: | 013000
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| Series: | Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project
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| 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.
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| Notes: | Recorded on Oct. 4, 1998 at Langwarrin, Vic. Interview recorded in Greek. Summary text in English.
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| Finding Aid: | Summary (3 p.)
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| 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)
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| Other Authors: | Enizlis, Demetra.
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| Access Conditions: | Written permission required for research, personal copies and public use during the lifetime of the interviewee.
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| Libraries that have this item: | National Library of Australia. National Library of Australia (ANL) (3110637) ORAL TRC 3607/81-82
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