Modern Times
From the second half of 19th century, the Jews of Salonika had a revival. Frankos, French Jews, and Italian Jews from Livorno were especially influential in introducing new methods of education, and developing new schools and intellectual environment for the Jewish population. Such Western modernists introduced new techniques and ideas to the Balkans from the industrialized world.
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