Henry Abramson: In the middle of the 8th century, a large and powerful empire with regional control throughout much of the Northern Caspian region, which would be, Today, Ukraine, the Caucasus region, and over into Kazakhstan, simply decided to convert to Judaism all at once.
Henry Abramson: Kiev, itself, was founded by Khazars.
Henry Abramson: Arab historians identify Khazars with children of Keturah. The Arabs believe that Keturah is not the same person as Hagar.
Henry Abramson: It could be that the Khazars adopted a more sparse form of Judaism known as Karaism and later became Rabbinites.
