Farewell to Salonica: City at the Crossroads » (Reprint)

Leon Sciaky was born in 1894, when the Turkish flag still waved over Salonica. His family left their beloved but turbulent homeland in 1915, settling in New York City. Sciaky lived in America—mainly upstate New York—with his wife, Frances, and son until his death in 1958. He taught at a number of progressive schools and camps and, in his last years, owned and operated a school and camp with Frances.

A World of Sephardic Jews, Greek Orthodox, and Turkish Muslims in the early 1900s

Christian Science Monitor

It creates an atmosphere of expectation and wonder and enjoyment.