A beadle helps organize a religious prayer service

Jewish house of worship; similar to a churc

Synagogue; Jewish house of worship

Study of Jewish mysticism and spirituality

Spanish philosopher and Jewish scholar in the Middle Ages; established Jewish law in the Talmud

The foundational book of Jewish mysticism in the Kabbalah

Ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition

Political and cultural movement calling for the return of the Jewish people to their Biblical home (Israel)

Jewish holiday that commemorates the Jew's liberation from slavery in Egypt

Jewish holiday that commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to Moses and the Israelites

Secret State Police in Germany; used brutal methods to investigate Nazi enemies

Small leather wrappings that contain texts from the Hebrew Scriptures and are worn by Jewish men during morning prayer service

Leader of Jewish congregation; similar to the role of a priest or preacher

Hitler's personal guard

Largest concentration camp consisting of both labor and extermination camps; located in Poland

The central prayer in the Jewish prayer service

The Jewish New Year

Jewish Day of Atonement; the holiest of Jewish holidays. Observers traditionally fast and confess their sins to God

National army of the Soviet Union