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32 Cards in this Set
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surname
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last name
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synagogue
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a jewish house of worship
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en***bered
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burdened, weighed down
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waif
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a stray person typically an underfed orphan
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mysticism
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the belief that direct knowledge of god, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through intuition or insight
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Talmud
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the authoritative body of literature that makes up the Jewish religion
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cultured
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well educated and well mannered
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conviction
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a deeply held belief
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Gestapo
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the name of Hitler's police force
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lorries
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trucks
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betrothal
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the promise of a future marriage, an engagement
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Zionism
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a theory, plan, or movement for setting up a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine
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Fascist
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a person who upholds the philosophy that race and nation are more important that the individual. In Fascist countries the people follow a dictator
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abstraction
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something difficult to understand, a concept or idea that can't be seen
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anti- Sematic
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unit Jewish feeling or actions
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anguish
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great sorrow
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billeted
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an official order directing that a member of the military receive good and lodging
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bade
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told, past tense of bid
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dishearten
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to cause to lose spirit or morale
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laden
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full of
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anecdote
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a short story of an interesting, amusing, or personal incident
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expounding
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elaborating, or adding detail
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avid
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eager or enthusiastic
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haggard
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tired and worn out
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dregs
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the most undesirable part of something or the un usable sediment in a liquid
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phylacteries
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one of two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and forehead by Jewsih men during morning weekday prayers
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indiscriminately
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randomly
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refuge
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a place that provides shelter or protection
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melancholy
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sad
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civilian
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non-military people
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farce
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a drama marked satire or an improbable plot, a ridiculous or empty show
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divinity
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the quality or state of being divine or godlike
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