▁later ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ' ▁Federation ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁Ben aro ya ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Greece ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Ben aro ya ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Se ph ardi ▁Jew ▁in ▁Bulg aria . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Vid in ▁by ▁a ▁family ▁of ▁small ▁mer ch ants . ▁ ▁A ▁poly gl ot , ▁Ben aro ya ▁learned ▁to ▁speak ▁six ▁languages ▁flu ently . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Bel grade ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate , ▁becoming ▁rather ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁P lov div . ▁Here ▁Ben aro ya ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Work ers ' ▁Party ▁( N arrow ▁Social ists ) ▁( although ▁other ▁sources ▁suggest ▁that ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁( B road ▁Social ists ), ▁he ▁himself ▁ins isted ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁incorrect ) ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁Bulgar ian ▁his ▁work ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Question ▁and ▁Social ▁Dem ocracy ▁( 1 9 0 8 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Young ▁Turk ▁revolution ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁moved ▁as ▁a ▁social ist ▁organ izer ▁to ▁Th ess al on iki . ▁He ▁founded ▁here ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁Se ph ard ic ▁Circle ▁of ▁Social ist ▁Studies ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁left - wing ▁fa ction , ▁close ▁to ▁the