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Alert

Signaling imminent danger or emergency, often used in concentration camps.

Appelplatz

The assembly square in concentration camps for roll calls, selections, and events.

Beadle

A ceremonial officer in a synagogue responsible for maintaining order.

Blockalteste

Prisoner overseer appointed by the SS in concentration camps.

Camaraderie

Friendship, solidarity, and mutual trust among individuals, especially in concentration camps.

Conflagration

Large, destructive fire or metaphor for widespread destruction, as in the Holocaust.

Ghetto

Section of a city where Jews lived under Nazi rule, marked by harsh conditions.

Kabbalah

Mystical Jewish tradition focused on understanding the divine.

Kaddish

Jewish prayer for the dead, recited during mourning rituals.

Kommandos

Prisoner work details in concentration camps assigned to specific tasks.

Rosh Hashanah

Jewish New Year for reflection, repentance, and celebration.

Selection

Process in concentration camps where SS officers chose prisoners' fates.

Synagogue

Jewish place of worship and community gathering.

Transports

Organized movement of targeted groups by Nazis to camps.

Yom Kippur

Jewish Day of Atonement marked by fasting and repentance.

Kapo

a prisoner forced to oversee other prisoners

◎ Oberkapo

overseer; head kapo

pipel

young servant of a kapo, often given special treatment in a concentration camp