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17 Cards in this Set
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Abstraction
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the act of withdrawing or removing something
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Anti-Semitic
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relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism; hating Jews
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Beadle
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a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
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Cabbala
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Hebrew or Jewish "bible"
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Deportees
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expelled from home or country by authority
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Emigration
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migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
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Gestapo
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the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
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Ghetto
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The barbed wire, enclosed area where the Jews were to stay before they were finally deported
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Haggard
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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Initiation
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the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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Passover
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(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
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Pillage
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the act of stealing valuable things from a place
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Rabbi
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a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher
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Refuge
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a shelter from danger or hardship
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Synagouge
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A Jewish place of worship
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Talmud
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the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition
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Truncheons
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
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