Difference between revisions of "Polish Karaites"
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| − | The Karaites of Lithuania, and of West Ukraine were originally known as Polish Karaites. They were the Karaites who published the Minhag HaQaraim in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were finally allowed to establish their own community in Trakai in 1864. It is from this group that the Firkovich Family came. All the books adopted by the [[Karaimites]] were published by this group. | + | The Karaites of Lithuania, and of West Ukraine were originally known as Polish Karaites. They were the Karaites who published the Minhag HaQaraim in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were finally allowed to establish their own community in Trakai in 1864. It is from this group that the Firkovich Family came. All the books adopted by the [[Karaimites]] were published by this group. However, this group also published Hizzuk Emunah which was unknown to [[Karaimites]] and to the [[Crimean Karaites]] from Egypt before Mordechai Alfandari introduced it to them. |
Seraya Shapshal came to rule the group in 1928. | Seraya Shapshal came to rule the group in 1928. | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 14 May 2018
The Karaites of Lithuania, and of West Ukraine were originally known as Polish Karaites. They were the Karaites who published the Minhag HaQaraim in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and were finally allowed to establish their own community in Trakai in 1864. It is from this group that the Firkovich Family came. All the books adopted by the Karaimites were published by this group. However, this group also published Hizzuk Emunah which was unknown to Karaimites and to the Crimean Karaites from Egypt before Mordechai Alfandari introduced it to them.
Seraya Shapshal came to rule the group in 1928.
