| A | B |
|---|
| Passover | a Jewish festival remembering the Exodus |
| Seder | the feast(or dinner) remembering the departure of the Israelites from Egypt |
| unleavened | dough that does not rise, made without yeast |
| Haggadah | prayer book used during the Seder ceremony |
| concentration camp | a prison camp in which Jews were taken |
| Yiddish | a language that combines German and Hebrew |
| distorted | to change shape of ;contort; twist;misrepresent |
| saga | long heroic story |
| compensation | make up for |
| Exodus | the departure of the Israelites from Egypt |
| yarmulke | skull cap worn in religious ceremonies |
| matzoh | unleavened bread eaten at the Passover |
| kosher | to obey Jewish dietary laws; rabbi approved |
| rabbi | spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation;teacher |
| Chanukah | 8-day Jewish festival remembering the dedication of the temple |
| Elijah | a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century B.C. |
| prophet | one who speaks by divine inspiration |
| fraud | a trick, cheat or swindle |
| elaborate | complicated |
| contagious | easily spread to one another |
| cascaded | to fall in or as if in a cascade |
| conspiratorial | to plot together |
| simultaneously | happening, existing or done at the same time |
| Torah | the first 5 books of the Bible; body of Jewish literature in oral tradition; Pentateuch |
| demonstrate | to show or reveal; to describe or explain |
| pursue | to follow an effort or overtake; to chase |
| efficiency | the effectiveness of something, the measure of how well something operates |
| distinguish | to make different, to set apart, to discriminate |
| plaits | braided hair |
| fierce | wild and savage; furious |
| ferret | an animal-like face with a sharp nose |
| privy | an outhouse |
| compression | pressed down; smashed; condense; consolidate |
| mesmerized | to hypnotize or to capture with charm |
| appreciative | capable of showing appreciation, gratitude; gratefulness |
| clique | small group of people who stay together often removing themselves from others |
| abrupt | changing or ending suddenly |
| dominant | most prominent; having the most influence or control |
| undecipherable | unable to decode or interpret |
| lucid | easily understood; clear; mentally sound |
| persuasive | to cause someone to do something by arguing, pleading or reasoning; convince |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow |
| relocated | to become established in a new place |
| humanely | having or showing sympathy or concern for others |
| billeted | to lodge troops; to guard |
| desecrate | totreat with little reverence or respect |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| holocaust | great or total destruction by fire |
| crematoria | a place where bodies are burned |
