Photographer's note: The Karaite synagogue of Hasköy, dated to late Byzantine era, rises behind large stone walls. Members of this schismatic sect first settled in Istanbul. The community was never too numerous, at present, there are fewer than 50 people.
Provenance:
Gift of Laurence and Ayșe Salzmann, 2018.
Relation:
Finding aid https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/UPENN_RBML_PUSP.MS.COLL.1424
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