Holocaust Flashcards
hostility to or prejudice against Jews
Antisemitism
a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part
bystander
a place where a dead person’s body is cremated
crematoria
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned
concentration camps
a prison camp, especially one for political prisoners or prisoners of war, in which many die from poor conditions and treatment or from mass execution.
death camps
the process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.
dehumanization
the action of deporting a foreigner from a country.
deportation
the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
discrimination
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
euphemism
the Nazi policy of exterminating European Jews
final solution
a ruthless, tyrannical leader.
fuehrer
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
genocide
the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release.
liberation
a member of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party.
nazi
hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
persecution
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
refugee
a six-pointed figure consisting of two interlaced equilateral triangles, used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
star of david
an ancient symbol in the form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi Party.
swastika
an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country.
visa
meeting of senior government officials of Nazi, German and, Schutzstaffel leaders
Wannasee Conference
