Two Karaite books published in Warsaw in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Two Karaite books published in Warsaw in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Summary/Abstract: Warsaw was not a major centre for Karaite religious and cultural life. From the mid-19th century, Karaites had settled there sporadically, mainly as tobacco and cigarette merchants.Despite this, two Karaite books were published in the city. In 1889, Ilia I. Kazas (1832–1912),a well-known social and educational activist from Yevpatoria, published Torat ha-adam atthe Alexander Gins’ press. This was his Hebrew translation of selections from Éléments demorale by the French philosopher Paul Janet. In 1904, Davar davur, a collection of folk tales,proverbs, and occasional works compiled by the Karaite clergyman Samuel, son of ShemariahPigit (1849–1911) from Yekaterinoslav, was printed at the press of the Hebrew-language Jewishnewspaper “Ha-Tsfira”.These two publications reflect two different visions for the intellectual development of theKaraite community.

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