Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims, and Jews, 1430-1950Alfred A. Knopf, 2005 - 490 pages Salonica, located in northern Greece, was long a fascinating crossroads metropolis of different religions and ethnicities, where Egyptian merchants, Spanish Jews, Orthodox Greeks, Sufi dervishes, and Albanian brigands all rubbed shoulders. Tensions sometimes flared, but tolerance largely prevailed until the twentieth century when the Greek army marched in, Muslims were forced out, and the Nazis deported and killed the Jews. As the acclaimed historian Mark Mazower follows the city’s inhabitants through plague, invasion, famine, and the disastrous twentieth century, he resurrects a fascinating and vanished world. |
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... formed its most important teams . Testifying to the interwar cult of the healthy body , new pitches were laid out on the edge of the Jewish ceme- tery , where they hosted professional matches and athletic competitions . Sports entered ...
... formed its most important teams . Testifying to the interwar cult of the healthy body , new pitches were laid out on the edge of the Jewish ceme- tery , where they hosted professional matches and athletic competitions . Sports entered ...
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... formed Athens - based Central Jewish Council ( KIS ) lob- bied ministers on its behalf and liaised with American Jewish organiza- tions and U.S. government officials . But KIS's very creation - and location was a reminder of how far the ...
... formed Athens - based Central Jewish Council ( KIS ) lob- bied ministers on its behalf and liaised with American Jewish organiza- tions and U.S. government officials . But KIS's very creation - and location was a reminder of how far the ...
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... formed part of the world of the living . When a rabbi died , a note was often placed in his hand prior to burial asking for some important favour from God : this was done when Rabbi Levi Gattegno passed away in the middle of a dry spell ...
... formed part of the world of the living . When a rabbi died , a note was often placed in his hand prior to burial asking for some important favour from God : this was done when Rabbi Levi Gattegno passed away in the middle of a dry spell ...
Contents
Conquest 1430 | 17 |
Mosques and Hamams | 32 |
The Arrival of the Sefardim | 46 |
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