JEWS

Anti-Semitism

discrimination or racism against Jews

Cabbala

Religious writings. A mystical commentary on the Torah that is read by Hasidic Jews.

Cabbalistic

having to do with the Cabbala

Divinity

God

Divine

having to do with God or the powers of God

Fascism

system of government that seeks to forge a type of national unity, usually based on ethnic, cultural, or racial attributes.

Galicia

a region in Spain

Gestapo

German for Secret State Police

Kaddish

a Jewish prayer for the dead.

Kapo

Prisoners who were given position and authority over other prisoners. They were often some of the most hateful and mean.

Hasidic

a sect of Judaism. Originated in Eastern Europe in the 18 century. Derived from the word 'piety'

Maimonides

the first person to write a systematic code of all Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah

Mysticism

is the pursuit spiritual truth or God beyond logical reasoning or intellectual comprehension.

Passover

An eight-day festival commemorating the freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.

Pentecost

a day that commemorates the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, (has other significances)

Rosh Hashanah

Marks the new year of the Jewish calendar.

Synagogue

a Jewish house of worship

Talmud

Next in importance to the Hebrew Bible is the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of teachings of early rabbis from the 5th and 6th centuries.

Torah

The primary source in the Jewish religion is the Hebrew Bible, consisting of twenty-four books divided up into three sections. The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible.

Yom Kippur

This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. This is considered to be the day in which every individual is judged by God.

Zionism

movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel.

Zohar

A Jewish cabalistic bookAnti-Semitism

Cabbala

Religious writings. A mystical commentary on the Torah that is read by Hasidic Jews.

Cabbalistic

having to do with the Cabbala

Divinity

God

Divine

having to do with God or the powers of God

Fascism

system of government that seeks to forge a type of national unity, usually based on ethnic, cultural, or racial attributes.

Galicia

a region in Spain

Gestapo

German for Secret State Police

Kaddish

a Jewish prayer for the dead.

Kapo

Prisoners who were given position and authority over other prisoners. They were often some of the most hateful and mean.

Hasidic

a sect of Judaism. Originated in Eastern Europe in the 18 century. Derived from the word 'piety'

Maimonides

the first person to write a systematic code of all Jewish law, the Mishneh Torah

Mysticism

is the pursuit spiritual truth or God beyond logical reasoning or intellectual comprehension.

Passover

An eight-day festival commemorating the freeing of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage.

Pentecost

a day that commemorates the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, (has other significances)

Rosh Hashanah

Marks the new year of the Jewish calendar.

Synagogue

a Jewish house of worship

Talmud

Next in importance to the Hebrew Bible is the Babylonian Talmud, a collection of teachings of early rabbis from the 5th and 6th centuries.

Torah

The primary source in the Jewish religion is the Hebrew Bible, consisting of twenty-four books divided up into three sections. The Torah includes the first five books of the Bible.

Yom Kippur

This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. This is considered to be the day in which every individual is judged by God.

Zionism

movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel.

Zohar

A Jewish cabalistic book