Glossary Terms The Devil

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Glossary Terms The Devils Arithmetic
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anti-Semitism- hostility towards Jews Final
Solution- Nazi Plan for the extermination of
Jews Holocaust- Systematic extermination of
the Jewish people in Europe during the years of
Adolph Hitler and the Nazis in Germany
(1933-1945)
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• Yiddish- Primary Language spoken by Jews
• goy (gentile)- any non-Jew
• Rabbi- Jewish spiritual leader
• Sabbath- For Jews, the period from sundown
  Friday, to sundown Saturday

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• Passover- Jewish festival celebrating the
  deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in
  Egypt
• Seder- Jewish ceremonial dinner celebrated at
  Passover to remember the Exodus from Egypt
• Haggadah- book read at Seder containing a
  narrative of the Exodus and Passover rituals

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• The Torah is made up of the first five books of
  the Hebrew Bible Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
  Numbers, and Deuteronomy. For Jews, the Torah is
  the most holy of all the Biblical writings.
• Kosher ceremonially clean fit to eat

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• matzo- unleavened bread in the form of large
  crackers eaten at Passover
• afikoman- piece of matzo which has been hidden
  away at the beginning of the Seder It is
  customary for children to steal it during the
  meal, to be offered to the head of the household
  in exchange for a gift

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• yarmulke- skull cap worn by Jewish men
  and boys when at prayer or study, and at
  meals
• malach ha-mavis- Angel of Death