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25 Cards in this Set
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Tallis
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a Jewish prayer shawl for men
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Mitzvah
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a Jewish ceremony on one's 13th birthday
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Convent
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where Catholic nuns live and work
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Pushkin
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famous Russian poet
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Ellis Island
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where immigrants go before entering America
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Antwerp
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the capital of Belgium; Rifka healed here
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Warsaw
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the capital of Poland; where Rifka is examined
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Immagrant
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one who goes to live in another country
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bayonet
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sharp point at the end of a rifle
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fumagiation
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the spraying of items to kill bugs and germs
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typhus
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illness involving pain, rash, and fever
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pogrom
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a violent attack on jews and their property
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crib
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Rifkas choice so she can sleep alone
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Ilya
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a small Russian boy whom Rifka helps at Ellis Island
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Tovah
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the person to whom Rifka writes
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Berdichev
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Rifka's hometown
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rucksack
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backpack
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locket
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mama gave it to Rifka when they seperated
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herring
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a kind of fish
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HIAS
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a group that helps helps jews leave for America
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ringworm
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a skin disease that makes one's hair fall out
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Nebrot
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Rifka's last name
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Gaston & Marie
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Rifka's host family in Antwerp
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Flemish
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the language spoken in Belgium
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Sister Katrina
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Rifka's nurse in Antwerp
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