Gen. Stylianos Gonatas, who has just been appointed Governor-General of Macedonia and Thrace by Premier Plastiras was implicated in the only anti-Semitio outbreak in Greek history, in 1932, it was learned here today. At that time Gonatas was also governor of Macedonia.
When a band of rowdies attacked the poor Jewish suburb of Campbell, east of Salonika, burning down houses, looting shops, and murdering several people, Gonatas refused to meet with Jewish leaders. Although his connection with the affair was never definitely determined, the then Prime Minister Eleutherios Venizelos was compelled to “disapprove” of Gonatas role.
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