Farewell To Ottoman Salonica

At the crossroads of East and West, Salonica (now Thessaloniki) was an oasis in a swirl of conflicting powers and interests, a vibrant world of varied peoples. Until 1912, the city was an economic center of the Ottoman Empire and a cultural hub of Sephardic Jews. Leon Sciaky recreates his magical childhood at the turn of the 20th century in the midst of this polyglot world.