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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Hasidic | of a Jewish sect of mystics that origionated in Poland in the eightinth century, which stresses joyful worship of a God believed to be present in everything. |
| synagogue | a building used by Jewish peoplefor religious study and worship. |
| cabbal | an occult Jewish philosophy based on a mystical interpretaion of the Scriptures. |
| Talmud | a book of detailed expositions and interpretations of Hebrew scriptures; the writings that make up Jewish law. |
| the destruction of the Temple | King nebuchadnezzar of Babylon captured the Jewish city of Jerusalem and destroyed its temple in 587 B.C. |
| Maimondides | a twelfth-century Spanish rabbi and one of the most re |
| Gestapo | the secret police force of the German Nazis. |
| lorries | trucks |
| rabbi | a scholar and teacher of Jewish law; the spiritual leader of Jewish philosihers. |
| Zionism | formerly, a movement for reestablishment of a Jewish state; now, a movement supporting the Jewish state of Israel. |
| emigration | the act of leaving one country in one region to settle in another. |
| abstraction | a generality; an idea or thought separated from concrete reality. |
| billeted | lodged;used to refer to temporary lodging of military personnel in private homes or other buildings. |
| Passover | a Jewish holiday celebrating the deliverance of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. |
| treatise | a fromal article or book on a particular subject. |
| expounding | staing in detail explaining. |
| premotion | a feeling that something is about to happen, aspecially something bad. |
| edict | an official public proclomation or order issued by an authority, such as a governmental or military authority. |
| phylacteries | samll cases holding copies of passages from Scripture worn on the forehead and left arm during weekday morning prayers. |
| truncheons | short, thick cugels or clubs. |
| the captivity of Babylon | the period from 597 B.C. to 538 B.C. during which Jerusalem was conquered by King Nebuchadnezzar and the Jewish people were sent into captivity in Babylon. |
| Spanish Inqusition | the brutal persecution ( primarily in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries) of those accused of heresy, including non-Christians such as Jews by the Cathilic Church. |
| compatriots | fellow countrymen |
| Boche | a derogatory name for a German, especially a german soldier in World War 1. |
| guerrillas | small groups of soldiers, often volunteers, who make surprise attacks and raids behind enemy lines. |
| expulsion | a driving force out, especially by force. |
| pillage | to loot, to rob of property. |
| constraint | resriction, especially of feelings and behaviors. |
| hermetically | in an airtight way. |
| barometer | literally, an instument for measuring atmospheric preassure; an indicator of change. |
| SS | abbreviation of Schutzstaffel; a military-style unit of the Nazi party that acted as a special police force. |
| incite | to urge to act; to provoke. |
| unremittinly | constantly; eithout interuption. |
| nocturnal | of or happening in the night. |
| bestial | like a beast; cruel and savage. |
| lucidity | clearheadedness; clarity; rational understanding. |
| oblivion | state of being completely forgotten. |
| harangued | scolded, epesially in a noisy and bullying way. |
| Kapos | Nazi concentration camp prisoners who were given special privilages in return for supervising other prisoner son work crews. Kapos were often common crimminals and were notorious for their brutality toward fellow inmates. |
| compulsry | required; that which must be done. |
| wizened | shriveled; dried up. |
| base | ignoble; inferior; undignified. |
| blandishment | flattering remarks that are meant to be persuasive. |
| sancity | holiness;sacredness. |
| numerology | an occult system. |
| reprieve | a postponementof punishment. |
| Aryan | a term used by the Nazis to mean a Caucasian person of non-Jewish lineage. |
| raucous | loud and roughsounding; hoarse. |
| functionaries | people who perform certain expected duties, especially official functions. |
| benediction | formal blessing; act of calling upon God during a religious service. |
| implored | begged; pleaded sincerely. |
| lamenation | an expression of grief or sadness |
| countenance | face or features of the face. |
| Yom Kippur | the holiest day in the Jewish calander, the day of Atonment, aday of fasting and prayer for forgiveness. |
| Achtung | German for " attention " |
| interminable | endless or seeming to be endless. |
| emanciated | abnormally thin, especially due to starvation or disease. |
| meager | of small quantity; not adequate. |
| crucible | container or vessel made of a substance that can withstand extreme heat, a severe trial or test. |
| inconsiderable | unimportant;small. |
| sage | a person who is very wise, especially one whose great wisdom is the result of age and expirience. |
| Calvary | literaly, a place near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; here, used metaphorically to mean an expirience of intense agony or grief. |
| derison | scorn; ridicule |
| dysentery | intestinal inflamation causing abdominal pain and severe diarrhea; often fatal if left untreated in the very young or old, or in those who are weakened by hunger or other disease. |
| Red Army | the regular army for the Soviet Union. |
| annihilate | destroty completely; exterminate. |
| summarily | promptly and without formality. |
| mountbanks | fakes; charlatans or tricksters. |
| knell | the sound of a bell, especially of a bell rung slowly at a funeral; often used metaphoricallyto mean a bad omen.` |
| indeterminate | indefinate; vague; subtle. |
| stupefied | stunned; amazed |
| privations | hardships; lack of necessities of everyday life. |
| encombrance | burden; obstacle |
| semblance | appearance; resemblance. |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion; indifference. |
| vigilance | the state of watchfulness; alertness,, especially to danger. |
| appeasing | satisgying; relieving. |
| inert | motionless; lacking the ability to move or act. |
| visionary | having the nature of a vision; unreal. |
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