Theodore Trakas

40SREF020

Interview Details
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Participants
Theodore Trakas
Intervieweer(s)
Angelo Laskaris
Date and Location
January 23, 2022
Toronto, ON
Languages
Greek
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Project
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
Reference ID
40SREF020
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Categories
Economy
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Greek Civil War
Restaurant Work
WW2
Decades Referenced
1940s
1950s
Locations Referenced
Belleville, Victoria Village (Toronto), Anavryto Akradia, Megalopoli, Kiato, Athens, Thessaloniki, Aridea
Occupation(s)
Cobbler, Restaurant Worker, Lorry Driver, Coffee Truck Owner, Taxi Driver
Parents Occupation(s)

[00:00:46] His childhood and becoming a cobbler

[00:05:40] Going to Megalopoli because of the German invasion

[00:08:00] Working and saving money for high school

[00:11:49] Life in Megalopoli after 1944

[00:15:57] & [00:47:01] Becoming a member of EPON and EAM in 1941

[00:19:10] Offering help to a British soldier

[00:24:12] Leaving Anavryto for safety in the mountain

[00:29:13] His life after the war

[00:34:31] & [00:52:00] His father’s migration to Canada in 1928

[00:41:50] Issues with the resistance movement

[00:51:00] Describing his siblings

[00:54:39] His experience in EAM and the German retaliations

[01:00:10] A story about skinning a donkey

[01:14:24 ] Encounter with Greek forces searching guerillas

[01:20:10] Servicing the Greek army in 1950

[01:34:03] Hunting and food scarcity during the occupation

[01:45:08] His migration to Canada and his first job

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