# #117 - The Karaites III - Unusual Episodes

From **History For The Curious** by R Aubrey Hersh;Mena Reisner.

- **Published:** Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:48:53 +0000
- **Duration:** 47:37
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<p>The Karaites arrive in Ponovezh, Lithuania; Seraya Shapshal abruptly changes direction; Ibn Ezra writes Zemirot [link below]; the Nazis preside over a Karaite debate; Voltaire quotes a Karaite scholar; The 21st century reconfigures Karaism.</p>
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<p>Ki Eshmera Shabbat - <a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Um8Z5Wdok-WeA7zNmKFkEjG06eH21Sax/view?usp=drivesdk'>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Um8Z5Wdok-WeA7zNmKFkEjG06eH21Sax/view?usp=drivesdk</a></p>
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<p>Chapters</p>
<p>00:00 Introduction and Background</p>
<p>03:16 Karaites in Ponovitch</p>
<p>04:42 Karaites in Trakai</p>
<p>06:35 Relations with Orthodox Jews</p>
<p>09:27 Karaites under Tsarist Russia</p>
<p>15:15 Secularization and Reform</p>
<p>19:28 Communist Rule and World War II</p>
<p>24:12 Karaites and the Holocaust</p>
<p>28:30 Communist Rule and Decline</p>
<p>29:57 Karaites in the Middle East</p>
<p>32:47 Karaites in Europe and the USA</p>
<p>35:10 Karaites in Israel</p>
<p>39:24 Halakhic Status of the Karaites</p>
<p>44:43 The Evin Ezra and the Karaites</p>
<p>47:05 Conclusion</p>