Glossary

adopted- To take a child of other parents as one's own child

agonizing- To suffer or cause suffering, see excruciatingly

Allies- The four countries that helped the Jewish people were Allies, those countries are France, United Kingdom, United States of America, and USSR

anti-Semitism- The hating of Jewish people

Aryan- Pure blooded German

Attributes- to regard as a characteristic

bear arms- To carry a weapon

Benedictine- a public worship service

boycott- to not have any dealings with

canal- an artificial waterway

Christianity- a religion

combat- To struggle against, battle

Communist- A social organization in which goods are held in common

conflicting- a clash between hostile forces

conscription- To enroll for military services

curfew- a regulation that specific people must obey

Democracy- The government in which the supreme power is held by the people and also a political unit which has a Democratic government

Destruction- To ruin

discrimination- To treat some one differently because of a different characteristic

diphtheria- An acute contagious bacterial disease marked by high fever

Domination- Ruling, power

Einsatzgruppen- Special action squads

eliminated- To remove, to leave out to ignore

Embroidered- Needlework

English Channel-A body of water that separates England France

enlisted- Joined the army

epidemic- A sudden spread of disease among many people

ethnic- A large group of people classed according to race

evacuation- To remove or withdraw from.

excruciatingly- Intensely painful

extermination- To get rid of, destroy living things entirely

fled-See flee

flee- To run away from danger or enemies

forbidden- To refuse to do or have done

genocide- The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial group.

Gestapo- Nazi secret police

homosexual- relating to, or marked by sexual interest in the same sex as oneself

humanitarian- A person helpful to other people

inheritance- To get from someone after he or she dies

inhumanity- A cruel act

institutionalized- To place a person in a mental hospital

liberated- freed from bondage or restrain

media- News, radio, TV, and other ways of hearing news

monastery- A house for people under religious vows

native- A person who belongs to a particular country by birth

neutral- Not favoring either side in a war

operatic performers- A person who sings opera, an opera performer

opposition- Against something

orphan- A child who lost one or both parents to death

Partisans- Jews that escaped Ghettos and formed fighting units and camps

Penniless- Some one who has very little money or none at all

pension- A fixed sum paid regularly to a retired person or his/her family

permitted- To allow

persecuted- A person who is persecuted is killed

pleural Hemorrhage- a infection where the lungs bleed to much and cause death

portrayal- To make a picture of

pogroms- Organized massacres

prejudice- To judge before knowing

prestigious- Thought of very highly

regime- A form or system of government

regiment- A military unit

Reich- Hitler’s government

revolution- A sudden attempt to overthrow the government

scapegoat- One that bears the blame

Socialists- Social systems based on government or shared ownership

stereotyped- An idea that many people have about a thing or a group and that may often be untrue or only partly true

synagogues- Jewish temples, churches

typhus- A sever infectious disease transmitted by body lice, and marked by high fever, stupor and delirium, intense headaches, and a dark red rash

Ypres- A town in Belgium