Bidspirit auction | Yehezkel Keren – The Jews

Yehezkel Keren – The Jews of Crimea: From Antiquity to the Holocaust - A comprehensive and highly authoritative study documenting the full historical arc of Jewish and Karaite communities in Crimea — from ancient settlements and archaeological remains, through communal life under Ottoman and Russian rule, and up to the destruction of these communities during the Holocaust. This important volume is based on extensive archival work by Yehezkel Keren, in collaboration with numerous scholars and local contributors, including: Altshuler, Rosen, Elkoussi, Epstein, Zilberberg, Arnan, Gershon Rozanski, Tarnopolsky, Kaniv, Kanevsky, Heymann and others. Several chapters were written by residents of various Crimean towns such as Yalta, Simferopol, and Kerch, offering authentic local perspectives. Contents include: • Broad historical and geographical research • Rare photographs of synagogues, communities and ancient Jewish gravestones • Maps, documents, archival materials • Drawings of Jewish sepulchral art • Transcriptions of traditional Jewish–Karaite melodies and local folklore • Detailed accounts of prominent families, including the Rozanski family who later settled in Israel and became influential in civic and national activity Technical details: Published by Rubin Mass, Jerusalem. Softcover. 337 pages. Very good condition — clean and well-preserved pages. An essential reference work for scholars of Jewish history, Eastern European communities, genealogy, and collectors of rare Judaica and historical research.