1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Fq02gcSvXx"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/knowledge-of-hebrew-widespread-in-salonica-leading-jewish-center-in-balkans-economic-conditions-ba">Knowledge of Hebrew Widespread in Salonica, Leading Jewish Center in Balkans; Economic Conditions Ba</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/knowledge-of-hebrew-widespread-in-salonica-leading-jewish-center-in-balkans-economic-conditions-ba/embed#?secret=Fq02gcSvXx" width="600" height="338" title="“Knowledge of Hebrew Widespread in Salonica, Leading Jewish Center in Balkans; Economic Conditions Ba” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Fq02gcSvXx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In Greece, where until the first Balkan War only about eight or ten thousand Jews lived scattered among two and a half million Greeks, there are today about 100,000 Jews, including from 60 to 70 thousand in the city of Salonica alone. There are three Jewish representatives in the Greek parliament, Deputies Bessantschi and Matalon […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315