Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Resource Index Resources > Medieval Jewish History > The Khazars Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword Search all listings Search only in The Khazars There are currently 13 resources in this category Displaying results 1 - 13: Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. Bibliography of Khazar Studies      More Info An academic bibliography on the Khazars. 2. Introduction to the History of Khazaria      More Info An introductory article to the History of Khazaria. 3. Karaylarin Üyi / Karaim Home Page      More Info This Web site is dedicated to the history and culture of Crimean Karaims. Here you will find the history of Karaims, their language, culture, and struggle to survive. Crimean Karaims are people of Turk(ic) descent who have adopted Karaism. an ethnic mixture of Alans, Cumans and a number of Turkic Kipchak tribes in Crimea and northern steppes of Black Sea, as well as the ruling junta of Khazaria (n... 4. Khazar Fortress of Sarkel      More Info Article about the archaeology of the Khazarian fortress of Sarkel. 5. Khazaria Image Gallery      More Info Images of Khazarian artifacts. 6. Khazaria Information Center      More Info The Khazar kingdom was a medieval country in southern Russia ruled by Jewish kings. Site provides essays, illustrations, photographs, bibliographies, and book recommendations on Khazarian history. 7. Maps of the Khazar kingdom from 300 c.e. to 1000 c.e.      More Info A series of historic maps depicting various periods of time in Khazarian history. 8. Medieval Quotes about Khazar Judaism      More Info This is a sampling of numerous contemporary references to the practice of rabbinical Judaism among the Khazars. 9. Medieval Sourcebook: The Medieval Jewish Kingdom of the Khazars, 740-1259      More Info English translation of a correspondence of the 10th century between Hasdai ibn Shaprut - the personal physician of the Spanish Califs and their inspector-general of customs and an adviser in foreign affairs - and between Joseph, the reigning king of the Khazars - a Turkish tribe of southern Russia who became converts to Judaism About the year 740. Both letters were originally written in Hebrew. 10. The Jewish Middle Ages      More Info This link takes you to a part of a page of "Internet Jewish History Sourcebook", which gives many links to different subjects of Jewish Middle ages, such as: Mysticism, bibliographies from antiquity to CHABAD, Jewish Communities and Individuals in Islam, in Christendom,Outside Islam and Christendom, Jews and the State in Christendom, Jews and Economic Activity, Jewish Cultures, Jewish In... 11. The Masorah and the Masoretes      More Info This page is part of a site which has many links and many pages dealing with the Jewish Masorah. here are a few of the medieval subjects: The Jewish Calendar, The Khazars Converted to Judaism, The Muslim Conquest, The Redaction of the Talmud, Jews in Christian Europe and International Trade, Jews in Spain, 755CE-960's CE, The Legend of the Pirated Four Rabbis, The Great Hebrew Verb Root Controvers... 12. Thirteenth Tribe: The Khazar Empire and its Heritage      More Info This site gives the text of a book by Arthur Koestler - "The Thirteenth Tribe". The book traces the history of the ancient Khazar Empire in Eastern Europe, which in A.D. 740 converted to Judaism. After the Empire was wiped out by Genghis Han, the Khazars themselves migrated to Poland and formed the craddle of Western (Ashkenazim) Jewry. Koestler, born in Hungary, was of Khazar ancestry. ... 13. ספר הכוזרי      More Info גרסה עברית ואנגלית של ספר הכוזרי לר' יהודה הלוי Looking for more resources on this topic? Click here to try your search on Google. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building Jerusalem, Israel, 91905 Phone: 972-2-5881894/ Fax: 972-2-5883894 dinur@h2.hum.huji.ac.il