Noula Kontozopoulos
Interviewer(s):
Angelo Laskaris
Project:
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Toronto, ON
LANGUAGE:
Greek
DATE:
February 12, 2023

Interview Summary:

Noula Kontozopoulos shares her memories of her childhood in Corinth during the Occupation. She describes the difficulties her family faced, such as hunger, bombings, and German and Italian raids. She also recounts her father's efforts to protect the family and the stories of the guerrillas who operated in the area. At the same time, she shares memories of daily life, such as festivals and relationships with the refugees who arrived in the area who were escaping starvation. Her narrative captures the difficult conditions she experienced as a child during the Occupation, but also her family's efforts to survive in these conditions.

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Date and Location
February 12, 2023
Toronto, ON
Interviewee(s)
Noula Kontozopoulos
Interviewer(s)
Angelo Laskaris
Languages
Greek
Reference ID
40SREF032
Project
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
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Categories
Working Life
Historical Events
Migration
Rites
Tags
Funeral
Greek Civil War
Marriage
Traditions
WW2
Decades Referenced
1940s
1960s
Locations Referenced
Kato Diminio, Kiato, Likoporia, Canada
Occupation(s)
Seamstress
Parents Occupation(s)
Oil Press Owner (Father), Hotel Owner (Father)
Names Referenced

[00:00:50] Her family’s businesses; the outbreak of war

[00:04:35] Her family being targeted by guerrilla fighters

[00:07:37] Her family helping those in need during the war

[00:13:51] Occupation army requisitioned family's property

[00:18:07] Finding lost Italian guns and gasoline barrels

[00:21:54] Describing her home and her family

[00:24:20] Her Italian neighbor in Kiato

[00:24:50] Her school years and UNRRA relief

[00:28:00] Civilian murders during the Civil War

[00:35:40] Germans using civilians to protect locomotives

[00:38:00] Trauma from the war and famine

[00:40:24] How her parents met and their marriage

[00:44:40] Describing Diminio & the miroloi (funeral lamentation)

[00:47:58] Meeting her husband and describing his family

[00:50:10] Relations with Asian Minor refugees

[00:55:55] Migrating to Canada; bringing her husband

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