▁transform ▁the ▁Greek ▁state ▁into ▁a ▁feder ation ▁of ▁autonom ous ▁provinces ▁that ▁would ▁saf egu ard ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁minor ities ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁feder ative ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁B alk an ▁pe op les . ▁▁ ▁Jewish ▁eth nic ▁activ ism ▁ ▁Ben aro ya ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Question ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁Jewish ▁causes ▁throughout ▁it . ▁His ▁first ▁book ▁was ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Question ▁and ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁( 1 9 0 8 ) ▁while ▁once ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Se ph ard ic ▁Circle ▁of ▁Social ist ▁Studies . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁of ▁the ▁mainly ▁Jewish ▁Feder acion . ▁App reh ensive ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁res urg ent ▁Greek ▁self - conf idence ▁behind ▁the ▁Meg ali ▁Ide a ▁might ▁mean ▁for ▁Jews ▁in ▁Greece ▁and ▁Asia ▁Minor , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁label led ▁the ▁campaign ▁imperial ist . ▁He ▁en vis aged ▁a ▁state ▁free ▁from ▁any ▁eth nic ▁divisions ▁where ▁Jews ▁could ▁exist ▁un per sec uted ▁and ▁free , ▁retain ing ▁their ▁religion . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁fear s ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁argued ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁real ised ▁when ▁after ▁the ▁city ' s ▁fire , ▁the ▁Ven iz el os ▁administration ▁did ▁not ▁re build ▁the ▁original ▁Jewish ▁section , ▁adopt ing ▁instead ▁a ▁French ▁town ▁plan , ▁but ▁a ▁considerable