Zisis Haritos
Interviewer(s):
Angelo Laskaris
Project:
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
INTERVIEW LOCATION:
Zoom (Toronto - Thessaloniki)
LANGUAGE:
English
DATE:
January 6, 2022

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Date and Location
January 6, 2022
Zoom (Toronto - Thessaloniki)
Interviewee(s)
Zisis Haritos
Interviewer(s)
Angelo Laskaris
Languages
English
Reference ID
40sREF004
Project
Childhood Narratives of Greek Canadians from the 1940s
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Categories
Working Life
Education
Historical Events
Migration
Tags
Greek Civil War
Post-WW2 Migration
Postsecondary Education
WW2
Decades Referenced
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
Locations Referenced
Naoussa, Veria, Edessa, Thessaloniki, Athens, Toronto, Farsala
Occupation(s)
Engineer - Ph.D.
Parents Occupation(s)
Accountant; Military Family
Names Referenced

[00:00:54] His family's history

[00:02:47] School years in Naoussa

[00:07:17] Childhood friend killed

[00:12:17] Albanian front and his uncle conscription

[00:16:19] Life under occupation

[00:27:43] Life during the Civil War

[00:30:09] House burned down by Communist guerillas

[00:38:38] Father involvement in Veterans Officer Association

[00:51:30] Father in exile

[01:09:58] Childhood reaction to father in exile

[01:14:41] Childhood resiliences during the 1940s

[01:16:25] Migration to Canada and working in engineering

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