Refugees arrived in Egypt from Toldeo in 1459, with ideas of their own.
But as the centuries progressed, the Karaites spread out from the Middle East. Crimea became the headquarters of the movement.
However Abraham Firkowitz had his own ideas about history, in which facts did not necessarily feature. Although St. Petersburg owes him a continuing debt of gratitude.
Chapters
00:00 Quarrel between Karaites and Rabbinites in 1833
03:17 Karaites in Egypt in the mid-1400s
06:05 Karaites and Rabbanites in 1465
07:01 Karaites seeking religious answers from Muslim jurists
08:30 Karaites' status as Jews
10:22 Karaites in Crimea and Eastern Europe
13:17 Karaites in Crimea in the late Middle Ages
19:33 Russian rule over Crimea and discriminatory laws
20:58 Avram Firkovich and his forgeries
25:35 Firkovich's influence and success
36:29 Firkovich's efforts and legacy
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