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63 Cards in this Set
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includes the first 5 books of the hebrew Bible
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torah
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a mystical commentary on the torah
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cabbala
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a hymn in praise of God
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kaddish
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an inportant jewish holiday that commemoates the jews' liberation from bonbage in egypt
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passover
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a jewish priest
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rabbi
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the jewish new year
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rosh hashanah
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a jewish house of worship
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synagogue
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jewish religious text but not the word of God
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talmud
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10 dayd after the jewish new year-colemn time, they reflect on past sins and ask forgivness
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yom kippur
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a furnace that cremated the dead bodies
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cremetory
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a camp where people were confined under harsh conditions
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concentration camp
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the secret police force for the german nazi state
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gestapo
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a member of the national socialist german workers' party
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nazi
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detestable;loathsome
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abominable
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a deported person
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deportees
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jerring laughter;ridicule
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derision
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completely lacking;empty
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deviod
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to get rid of by destroying completely
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exterminate
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to abstain from food
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fast
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completely sealed especially against the escape or entry of air
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hermetically
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not making or based on careful distinctions;unselective
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indiscriminately
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discolored;as from a bruise;black-and-blue
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livid
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a motor truck
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lorry
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easily understood;intelligible
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lucidity
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to call (troops) together for inspection
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muster
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occuring in the night
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nocturnal
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rusaian liberating army
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red army
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all that was left after other parts had been taked
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remains
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to tell of past experiences or events
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reminiscing
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to clean;polish;or was by scrubbing vigorously
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scouring
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having the characteristic of a spasm
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spasmodically
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german soilders in charge of selections
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ss
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to dull the senses
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stupefied
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a short stick carried by police
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truncheons
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concentration camp that the Weisel family was sent to;the worst camp of the war
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Auschwitz
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"reception center' for Auschwitz
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Birkenau
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final camp the Wiesels were sent to;where mr. Wiesel died
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Bhchenwald
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cancentration camp after Auschwitz where the Wiesels spent the most time
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Buna
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camp the germans marched their prisoners to avoid the russian army and liberations
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Gleinwitz
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one present but not taking part on a situation or event
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bystander
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occuring in the night
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nocturnal
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rusaian liberating army
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red army
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all that was left after other parts had been taked
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remains
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to tell of past experiences or events
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reminiscing
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to clean;polish;or was by scrubbing vigorously
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scouring
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having the characteristic of a spasm
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spasmodically
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german soilders in charge of selections
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ss
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to dull the senses
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stupefied
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a short stick carried by police
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truncheons
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concentration camp that the Weisel family was sent to;the worst camp of the war
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Auschwitz
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"reception center' for Auschwitz
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Birkenau
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final camp the Wiesels were sent to;where mr. Wiesel died
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Buchenwald
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cancentration camp after Auschwitz where the Wiesels spent the most time
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Buna
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camp the germans marched their prisoners to avoid the russian army and liberations
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Gleinwitz
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one present but not taking part on a situation or event
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bystander
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an irrational attitude of hostility toward a group
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prejudice
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prejudice based on race
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racism
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one that bears blame for others
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scapegoat
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a standardize conception or image shared by members of a group
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sterotype
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discrimination between a gender
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sexism
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the capasity for respecting the differances of others
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tolerance
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minority groups participate fully in the dominant society yet maintain their cultural differences
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pluralism
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exalting one nation above all and placing emphasis on it's promotion
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nationalism
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