| A | B |
| afiloman | matzoh wrapped in a cloth and hidden |
| steerage | the lower part of a ship where the poor were put |
| pogroms | organized massacres of people |
| Holocaust | murder of 6 million Jews |
| kosher | food that meet Jewish dietary laws |
| Sedar | dinner on the first night of Passover |
| Night of Broken Glass | destruction of 1500 synagogues and businesses owned by Jewish people |
| Hebrew | ancient language of the Jewish or language of Israel |
| Yiddish | dialect of Jewish people |
| Torah | Holy book of Jewish faith |
| synagogue | place of worship for Jewish |
| Haggadah | story of Exodus read at Passover |
| Passover | celebration of exodus of Jewish slaves from Egypt |
| yarmulke | cap or beanie worn by Jewish people at prayer |
| malach ha maus | Angel of Death; Hitler |
| Nuremberg Laws | laws passed in Germany to take away Jewish citizenship and rights |
| Anti-Semitism | prejudice toward the Jewish |
| matzo | a type of bread without yeast |
| exodus | Jews left slavery in Egypt |
| Yahrzeit | Jewish blessing |