Schechter Letter

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The Schechter Letter,^{[citation needed]} also called the Genizah Letter^[1] or Cambridge Document,^{[citation needed]} was discovered in the Cairo Geniza by Solomon Schechter in 1912.^[1] It is an anonymous Khazar letter discussing several matters including the wars of the early 940s, involving the Byzantine Empire, the Khazar Khaganate, and Kievan Rus'.^[1] Scholars have debated its authenticity.^[1]