Karaite Cemetery
Item
Title
Karaite Cemetery
Description
Over a thousand gravestones were documented in Istanbul's Karaite cemetery. Karaite Judaism is a type of Judaism that relies on the Torah for religious guidance rather than rabbinical writings. The earliest monument at this cemetery dates back to at least 500 years ago.
Creator
Unknown
Temporal Coverage
ca. 16th century
Spatial Coverage
Istanbul, Turkey
Type
Image
Date Created
ca. 1989-90
Source
https://jewishturkstones.tau.ac.il/
Contributor
Mao Reynolds
Rights
Courtesy of the academic research site "A World Beyond: Jewish Cemeteries in Turkey, 1583-1990" of the Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center of Tel Aviv University.
