List of Karaite Jews

List of Karaite Jews

People associated with Karaite Judaism include:

*Elijah Bashyazi, 15th century Hakham codified Karaite laws
*Anan ben David, founder of Karaism (8th century)
*Yaacov Al-Kirkisani
*Daniel Al-Kumisi, 10th century Persian rabbi
*Sima Babovich (1790-1855), chakham of the Crimean Karaites
*Yefet ben Ali, 10th-century Babylonian rabbi
*Aaron ben Elijah (1300 Cairo - 1369 Constantinople), rabbi
*Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891-1970), Russian mathematician
*Solomon ben Jeroham
*Abraham Firkovich
*Nehemia Gordon
*Judah Hadassi, 12th century scholar, philosopher, grammarian from Constantinople
*Adolph Joffe, Russian communist revolutionary, Bolshevik politician, Soviet diplomat.
*Rodion Malinovsky, Soviet Marshal and Minister of Defense
*Moshe Marzouk
*Benjamin Nahawandi
*Jacob Qirqisani, 10th century Circassian rabbi wrote on Karaite philosophy and theology
*Seraya Shapshal (1873-1961), chakham of the Lithuanian Karaite community


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