Port city in northern Greece (Ladino: Salonika, Turk.: Selanik, Gr.: Thessaloniki); between the late 15th and early 20th centuries home to a multi-ethnic population of Turks, Greeks, and Jews. The Jews living in Salonika grew to form the majority of the population under Ottoman rule; in the wake of Ottoman reforms and European influence their economic importance…
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Naar, Devin, “Salonika”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 22 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0767>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20221116
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