▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁remained ▁throughout ▁the ▁following ▁dec ades , ▁with ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁guarantee ing ▁their ▁rights ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Ben aro ya ▁was ▁always ▁very ▁interested ▁in ▁comb ating ▁anti - S emit ism , ▁while ▁over ▁later ▁years ▁he ▁shift ed ▁his ▁emphas is ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁s izable ▁Th ess al on iki ▁ ▁Jewish ▁community ▁that ▁chose ▁to ▁remain ▁within ▁the ▁Greek ▁state . ▁▁ ▁Ben aro ya ▁approaches ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁historic ▁meeting ▁with ▁Ven iz el os , ▁Ben aro ya ' s ▁tact ical ▁ab ilities ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Labour ▁Party ▁of ▁Greece ▁( l ater ▁named ▁Commun ist ) ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Greek ▁Work ers , ▁which ▁helped ▁un ite ▁Greek ▁workers . ▁ ▁Government ▁per sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁movement ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁general ▁strike ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁polar ization , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁prest ige ▁of ▁the ▁new born ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁strength ened ▁the ▁radical s ▁and ▁before ▁long ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Len in ist ▁Third ▁International . ▁The ▁Labour ▁Centre ▁of ▁Sal onica , ▁another ▁creation ▁of ▁Ben aro ya ' s , ▁which ▁un ited ▁more ▁than ▁twelve ▁thousand ▁workers ▁of ▁all ▁national ities , ▁a ▁good ▁part ▁of ▁them ▁Jews , ▁became ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁radical ▁social ism . ▁The ▁fall ▁of ▁the