Maria Vrentzos
Interviewer(s):
Angelo Laskaris
Project:
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
LANGUAGE:
Greek
DATE:
February 18, 2023

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Date and Location
February 18, 2023
Toronto, ON
Interviewee(s)
Maria Vrentzos
Interviewer(s)
Angelo Laskaris
Languages
Greek
Reference ID
40SREF038
Project
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
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Categories
Working Life
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Entrepreneurship
Post-WW2 Migration
WW2
Decades Referenced
1940s
1950s
1970s
Locations Referenced
Heraklion, Mesara, Pompia, Belgium, Germany
Occupation(s)
Seamstress
Parents Occupation(s)
Photographer (Father)
Names Referenced
Ioannis Delidakis (Father)

[00:00:30] Fleeing Heraklion; life in Pompia during the war

[00:04:00] Her father’s occupation; becoming a seamstress

[00:06:52 ] Migrating to Belgium and meeting her husband

[00:10:40] Her memories of the German Occupation of Pompia

[00:14:40 ] Her family’s stories

[00:19:32] Her father’s illness and the Battle of Crete

[00:22:52] The village mayor's collaboration with the Germans

[00:33:14] Her childhood and school years after the war

[00:42:58] Migration to Germany in 1970

[00:48:11] The creation of resistance groups

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