II. Dünya Savaşı Sonlarında Letonya’da Karaimler : Durum ve Araştırma Perspektifleri
Journal: Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University)
Year: 2019

The first mentions of Karaims in Riga, the current capital of Latvia, are from the 17th century. At the end of that century, Karaim Salomon ben Aron from Pasvalys lectured on Karaim history and religion in one of the city's schools. However, it was not until the end of the 19th century that the Karaims settled permanently in Latvia. In Riga itself, unlike in other regions, they were influential and well known, although their numbers never exceeded 100. The most distinguished among them were the