The notorious Greek anti-Semitic agitator, Fardis, editor of Makedonia, most violent anti-Jewish paper in Greece, was sentenced today to serve four months in jail for having written a series of anti-Jewish articles in a new paper, Elephteros.
Under his editorship Makedonia, organ of the Venizelist group, constantly incited the population of Salonica against the Jews. On several occasions Makedonia succeeded in arousing a virtual pogrom sentiment in Salonica, necessitating posting of heavy guards around the Jewish quarter.
Fardis was accused of having instigated the brutal pogrom of 1931, which led to the burning of the entire Jewish quarter by anti-Semites. He was later released for lack of evidence.
Subsequent to his release, Fardis offered to give one of the Salonica Jewish newspapers the names of all those who took part in the actual pogrom on payment of 1,000 drachmas.
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