Type | Biweekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Sadi Levy |
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Founded | 7 November 1895 |
Language | French |
Ceased publication | 1911 |
Headquarters | Thessaloniki |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Sister newspapers | La Epoca |
OCLC number | 829692359 |
Le Journal de Salonique was a biweekly newspaper published between 1895 and 1911 in Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire. It was the longest running French newspaper published in the city. [1]
Le Journal de Salonique was launched by Sadi Levy in Thessaloniki in 1895, [1] and its first issue appeared on 7 November 1895. [2] He was also founder and publisher of La Epoca, a Ladino newspaper. [1] In the first issue Le Journal de Salonique stated its goal as to improve the region. [1] The paper came out biweekly. [2] It conveyed news related to all ethnic and religious groups living in the city, [3] and its title page contained Gregorian, Julian, and Hijri dates, but not the Hebrew calendar. [1] Because although its founder and publisher was a Jew, it did not describe itself as a Jewish newspaper during the early period. [1] The paper serialized novels mostly written by French authors. [1] The work by only three non-French novelists, Greek Kostis Palamas, Polish Henryk Sienkiewicz, and Austrian Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, was published in the paper. [1]
The editor-in-chief of the paper was first Vitalis Cohen who was succeeded by Samuel Levy, a son of Sadi Levy. [1] Le Journal de Salonique managed to have nearly 1,000 subscribers. [4] The paper and its sister publication La Epoca both folded in 1911. [2]