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NIGHT. by Elie Wiesel. Gestapo – the “secret police”of Nazi Germany. Lorries - A truck is a large vehicle used for transporting bulk goods, materials, or equipment. Truncheon – club/weapon.
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NIGHT by Elie Wiesel
Lorries - A truck is a large vehicle used for transporting bulk goods, materials, or equipment. Truncheon – club/weapon
Kapo - a privileged prisoner who served as a barracks supervisor/warder or lead work details in a Nazi concentration camp
The term 'Ghetto' was originally used to refer to the Venetian Ghetto in Venice, Italy. The term came into widespread use for Ghettos in occupied Europe with severely constrained conditions, where the Nazis required Jews to live prior to transporting them to concentration and death camps.
The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish laws, ethics, customs, and history. Kabbalah, which literally means "receiving", is the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of teachings meant to define the inner meaning of both the Hebrew Bible and traditional Rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances. Kaddish refers to an important and central prayer in the Jewish prayer service.
Sighet Kaschau Europe on the Eve of World War II, 1939