Interview with Peggy Morris
Object numberM2026/091
TitleInterview with Peggy Morris
CreatorSydney Jewish Museum (interviewed by)
DescriptionInterview with Peggy Morris conducted by the Sydney Jewish Museum for the Serving Australia military exhibition.
This interview was completed in 2009 and has a running time of 37 minutes.
To access this interview, please contact collections@sjm.com.au.
Peggy Morris was born 3 March 1919 in Kensington, NSW, Australia. She was a hairdresser and opened her own salon in 1944.
Peggy talks about her first encounters with European Jewish refugees and being unaware of what was happening in Europe. During the war she made camouflage nets as part of the war effort. In 1944, Peggy was married at the Maccabean hall.
This interview was completed in 2009 and has a running time of 37 minutes.
To access this interview, please contact collections@sjm.com.au.
Peggy Morris was born 3 March 1919 in Kensington, NSW, Australia. She was a hairdresser and opened her own salon in 1944.
Peggy talks about her first encounters with European Jewish refugees and being unaware of what was happening in Europe. During the war she made camouflage nets as part of the war effort. In 1944, Peggy was married at the Maccabean hall.
Production placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Production date 2009-12-16 - 2009-12-16
Production period21st Century
Subjectwomen in war, home front, Shabbat, Jewish life, refugees, war workers, marriage, rationing, hairdressing, National Council of Jewish Women
Object nametestimonies
Materialdigital
Dimensions
- duration: 37.10 min
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum collection, interview with Peggy Morris.
Transferred from SJM Community Stories.
DocumentationPeggy Morris: Oral History Interview