Interview with Gemetzis, Anna
Item
- Title
- Interview with Gemetzis, Anna
- Interviewee
- Gemetzis, Anna
- Interviewer
- Demetra Enizlis
- Location of interview
- Melbourne
- Date of interview
- 1998
- Duration (total, in minutes)
- 67:05
- Subject description
- Anna Gemetzis interviewed by Demetra Enizlis for the Greek-Australian oral history and folklife project [sound recording]
- Category
- 5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
- 4. World War II
- Subject
- Emigration and immigration
- Greek music
- Resumé of interview
-
Anna Gemetzis, born in Alupka, 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.
- Current holder
- National Library of Australia
- Item number
- 3110637
- Keywords
- Greeks in Australia
- Language
- Greek (Modern)
- Rights
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use
- Summary
-
A heartwarming interview Anna Gemetzis by Demetra Enizlis in 1998. Anna Gemetzis was born to Russia where she lived until she was 11 years old - when her mother passed away from a flu. Her father was of Greek Pontic background and worked as a teacher. Her grandparents on her father's side were born in the Asia Minor.
- Summary author
- Eva Boleti