vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
what is atonement?
reparation for a wrong or injury/ the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ
what is anti-semitic?
hosility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
what is beadle?
a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution
what is cabbala?
the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible, first transmitted orally and using esoteric methods. it reached the height of its influence in the later Middle Ages and remains significant in Hasidism
who is Dr. Josef Mengele?
he carried out human experiments on camp inmates, especially twins. Josef Mengele was an SS physician, infamous for his inhumane medical experimentation upon concentration camp prisoners at Auschwitz
what is a fascist?
an advocate or follower of extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practices
what is genocide?
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation
what is gestapo?
was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe
what is the ghetto?
were a preliminary step in the annihilation of the Jews, became transition areas, used as collection points for deportation to death camps and concentration camps
what are guerillas?
a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces
what is kaddish?
an ancient Jewish prayer sequence regularly recited in the synagogue service, including thanksgiving and praise and concluding with a prayer for universal peace
what are lorries?
a large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops, a truck
what is a nazi?
a member of the National Socialist German Workers Party , a member of an organization with ideology similar to Nazism
who is Nietzsche?
a German philosopher. in the nineteenth century he predicted that over the next two centuries, the philosophy of nihilism- purposelessness and despair- would take over the Western world leading to an unprecendent of world wide war
what are nyilas?
the archer party, also called the arrow cross party, ruled Hungary from oct. 1944-1945
what is passover?
The major Jewish Spring Festival that commemorates the liberation of the Isrealites from slavery lasting seven or eight days from 15th day of Nisan
what is pentecost?
the thanksgiving feast for the first fruit of the wheat hafvest and was associated with rememberance of God’s gift of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai.
what is a Rabbi?
a jewish scholar or teacher eapecially one who studies or teaches Jewish law
what is Rosh Hashanah?
the Jewish New Year festival, held on the first day of Tishri(in September) marked by the blowing of the shofar, and begins the ten days of penitence culminating in Yom Kippur
what is a synagogue?
the building where a jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction
what are truncheons?
a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer
what is talmud?
the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara, two versions
what is the Torah?
the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures( jewish bible)
what is Yom Kippur?
the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the ten days of penitence that begin with Rosh Hashanah
