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246: 254: 133: 25: 1229: 455:, characterized by Strack as a mixture of truth and fiction. His other works are "Ḥotam Toknit," antirabbinical polemics, appended to his edition of the "Mibḥar Yesharim" by Aaron the elder (Koslov, 1835); "Ebel Kabod," on the death of his wife and of his son Jacob (Odessa, 1866); and "Bene Reshef", essays and poems, published by 492:
This collection contains material from the Crimea and the Caucasus. It was largely collected between 1839 and 1840, but with additions from Firkovich as late as 1852. It was originally owned by the Odessa Society of History and Antiquities and was stored in the Odessa museum. Some of these documents
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date back to the seventh century, and that seemingly modern forms of eulogy and the method of counting after the era of creation were in vogue among Jews much earlier than had been hitherto suspected. Chwolson alone defended him, but he also was forced to admit that in some cases Firkovich had
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Briefly stated, the discoveries include the major part of the manuscripts described in Pinner's "Prospectus der Odessaer Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Alterthum Gehörenden Aeltesten Hebräischen und Rabbinischen Manuscripte" (Odessa, 1845), a rather rare work which is briefly described in
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Abraham Firkovich collected several distinct collections of documents. In sum the Firkovich collection contains approximately 15,000 items, of which many are fragmentary. His collections represent 'by far the greatest repository of all Judaeo-Arabic manuscripts' and are today held in the
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For many years the manuscripts were not available to Western scholars. The extent of Firkovich's forgeries is still being determined. Firkovich's materials require careful examination on a case-by-case basis. His collection remains of great value to scholars of Jewish studies.
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and learned more about their interpretations of Jewish scriptures based on the Talmud and rabbinic tradition. The encounter with Rabbinical Jews brought Firkovich into conflict with them. He published a book, "Massah and Meribah" which argued against the predominant Jewish
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Contains material collected from the Near East. The material was collected between 1863 and 1865. Firkovich collected in Jerusalem, Aleppo and also in Cairo. Firkovich concealed where he obtained the documents. He possibly collected from the
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deteriorated due to chemical treatment performed by Firkovich. Other documents which were suspected forgeries disappeared; Firkovich claimed they had been stolen. The collection was moved to the Imperial Public Library in 1863.
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Firkovich collected a vast number of Hebrew, Arabic and Samaritan manuscripts during his many travels in his search for evidence on the traditions of his people. These included thousands of Jewish documents from throughout the
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In 1980, V. V. Lebedev investigated the Firkovich collection and came to the conclusion that forgery cannot be attributed to Firkovich, but rather to the previous owners, in an attempt to increase the price of the manuscripts.
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Firkovich's life and works are of great importance to Karaite history and literature. His collections at the Russian National Library are important to biblical scholars and to historians, especially those of the Karaite and
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In contradiction, Firkovich's most sympathetic critic, Chwolson, gives as a résumé of his belief, after considering all controversies, that Firkovich succeeded in demonstrating that some of the Jewish tombstones from
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Firkovich has come to be regarded as a forger, acting in support of Karaite causes. He wished to repudiate any connection between Rabbinic Judaism and the Karaites, declaring that the Karaites were descendants of the
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The book “Masa UMriva”, an essay by the Karaite scholar Abraham Samuilovich Firkovich with an explanatory essay to him “Tzedek veShalom” by D-r hazzan Avraam Kefeli, in two volumes (Ashdod 5780, 2019), D.A.N.A.
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Harkavy, Albert. Altjudische Denkmaller aus der Krim mitgetheilt von Abraham Firkowitsch, 1839–1872. In Memoires de l’Academie Imperiale de St.-Peterboug, VIIe Serie, 24, 1877; reprinted Wiesbaden, 1969.
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Another collection of 317 Samaritan manuscripts, acquired in Nablus, arrived in the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy in 1867 (see Fürst, "Geschichte des Karäerthums", iii. pp. 176, Leipsic, 1869)
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In 1864 Firkovich acquired a large collection of Samaritan documents in Nablus. He sold the documents to the Imperial Public Library in 1870. In sum the collection contains 1,350 items.
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in what became known as the First Firkovich Collection. His Second Collection contains material collected from the Near East. His visit took place about thirty years before
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Firkovich's chief work is his "Abne Zikkaron," containing the texts of inscriptions discovered by him (Wilna, 1872). It is preceded by a lengthy account of his travels to
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Fifteen scrolls of the Law, with postscripts which give, in Karaite fashion, the date and place of writing, the name of the writer or corrector or other interesting data.
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Shapira, Dan. “Yitshaq Sangari, Sangarit, Bezalel Stern and Avraham Firkowicz: Notes on Two Forged Inscriptions.” Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi 12 (2002–2003): 223–260.
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Shapira, Dan. “Remarks on Avraham Firkowicz and the Hebrew Mejelis 'Document'.” Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 59:2 (2006): 131–180.
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Contains material from the Crimea and the Caucasus largely collected between 1839 and 1841. It was purchased by the Imperial Public Library in 1862.
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as a teacher in the Karaite community. He then went to [ Crimea and organized a society to publish old Karaite works, of which several appeared in
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as a suitable man to send to collect material on the history of Crimean Karaites. In 1839, Firkovich began excavations in the ancient cemetery of
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of the Rabbinites. In 1830 he visited Jerusalem, where he collected many Jewish manuscripts. On his return he remained for two years in
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The Russian National Library purchased the Second Firkovich Collection in 1876, a little more than a year after Firkovich's death.
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Manufacturing a Past for the Present: Forgery and Authenticity in Medievalist Texts and Objects in Nineteenth-Century Europe
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who he claimed had arrived in Crimea before the common era. The Karaites, therefore, could not be seen as culpable for the
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of Jesus because they had settled in Crimea at such an early date. His theories persuaded the Russian imperial court that
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Shapira, Dan. Avraham Firkowicz in Istanbul (1830–1832). Paving the Way for Turkic Nationalism. Ankara: KaraM, 2003.
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in which the data furnished by Firkovich were unhesitatingly accepted. Further exposures were made by Strack and
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communities. Controversy continues regarding his alleged discoveries and the reliability of his works.
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could not be accused of Jesus' crucifixion and they were excluded from the restrictive measures against
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The Jews of Poland: A Social and Economic History of the Jewish Community in Poland from 1100 to 1800
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Ben-Sasson, M. (1991). "Firkovich's Second Collection: Notes on historical and Halakhic material."
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Catalog der Hebr. Bibelhandschriften der Kaiserlichen Oeffentlichen Bibliothek in St. Petersburg
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________. “Firkowitsch, (Firkowitz), Abraham ben Samuel.” Encyclopaedia Judaica 6: 1017–19.
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of old Jewish communities and collected many valuable manuscripts. He travelled as far as
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Studies in Contemporary Jewry: X: Reshaping the Past: Jewish History and the Historians
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discovered it. Firkovich sold this collection to the Imperial Public Library in 1873.
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Avraham Firkowicz in Istanbul: 1830-1832 : Paving the Way for Turkic Nationalism
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Miller, Philip E. Karaite Separatism in Nineteenth-Century Russia. Cincinnati, 1993
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As a result of his research he became focused on the origin of the ancestors of the
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Markon, I. “Babowitsch, Simcha ben Salamo.” Encyclopaedia Judaica 3: 857–58.
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and other Hebrew scholars.In 1871 he visited the small Karaite community in
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writer and archaeologist, collector of ancient manuscripts, and a Karaite
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Among the treasures in the Firkovich collection is a manuscript of the
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The Cambridge Genizah Collections: Their Contents and Significance
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entry "Firkovich, Abraham" by Haggai Ben-Shammai (2nd edition).
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Jewish Thought and Scientific Discovery in Early Modern Europe
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Genizah Research After Ninety Years: The Case of Judaeo-Arabic
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János M. Bak; Patrick J. Geary; Gábor Klaniczay, eds. (2014).
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Daniel Frank, 'The Study of Medieval Karaism, 1989-1999', in
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pointed out some impossibilities in the inscriptions (
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Nine numbers of Talmudical and rabbinical manuscripts.
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19th-century Karaite Jewish writer and archaeologist
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Hebrew
Karayce
Karaite
Hakham
Lutsk
Volhynia
Lithuania
Çufut Qale
Crimea


Crimean Karaite
Lutsk
Volhynia
Russian Empire
hazzan
Yevpatoria
Crimea

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