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| Kabbala | a collection of traditional lore that probes the mysteries of the universe. |
| Ghetto | A section of a city in which Jews were required to live and were surrounded by walls |
| Concentration camps | group of labor and death camps in Germany and Poland |
| Kapo | overseer in charge of a work detail, or some other branch of a concentration camp |
| Prominent | important and well known |
| Annihilate | to destroy a group of people or things completely |
| Mysticism | the belief that you can understand God directly by praying and meditating |
| Spiritual | religious, or related to religious issues |
| Deportee | someone who is sent out of a country that is not their own country |
| Surname | the name that you share with other members of your family |
| Insinuated | to say something unpleasant in an indirect way |
| Compatriot | someone who is from the same country as you |
| Expound | to give a detailed description and explanation of a theory or viewpoint |
| Edict | a formal proclamation, especially one issued by a government, ruler, or other authority |
| Hermetically | tightly or perfectly fitting as to exclude the passage of air |
| Dehumanization | to take away the qualities or features of something that make it able to meet human needs |
| Selection | the process of choosing one person or thing from a group |
| Expelled | to push or drive something out with force |
| Procession | a group of people or vehicles moving forward in a line as part of a celebration, commemoration, or demonstration |
| Rosh Hashanah | Marks the new year of the Jewish calendar. It is both a joyous and a solemn holiday |
| SS Officer | Hitler’s black shirted bodyguards |
| Talmud | Collections of teachings of early rabbis |
| Gestapo | the secret police organized in 1933 to uncover and undermine political opposition |
| Holocaust | refers to the destruction of 6 million Jews |
| Yom Kippur | This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar |
