The Intellectual Life and Cultural Milieu of Jewish Communities in Medieval Kaffa and Solkhat
Journal: AJS Review The Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies
Year: 2019

Abstract This study is an attempt to reconstruct the intellectual life of the Crimean Jewish communities (both Rabbanite and Karaite) from the Middle Ages to early modern times in their wide cultural context. The article is based on manuscripts related to Solkhat, the regional capital of the Golden Horde, and Genoese (and early Ottoman) Kaffa, which can shed light on the spiritual life of their Jewish communities. These manuscripts provide us with a perspective on the areas of interests, pattern