“Of all the astonishing experiences of the widely dispersed Jewish people none was more extraordinary than that concerning the Khazars.” -Nathan Ausubel, Jewish Historian (b. 1899) The history of Khazaria presents us with a fascinating example of how Jewish life flourished in the Middle Ages. In a time when Jews were persecuted throughout Christian Europe, the kingdom of Khazaria was a beacon of hope. Jews were able to flourish in Khazaria because of the tolerance of …showed first 75 words of 3026 total…

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