Holocaust vocab test

Question 1

Yiddish

Answer 1

A language used by Jewish people in Central and Eastern Europe before the Holocaust

Question 2

Shtetl

Answer 2

A small Jewish town or village in eastern Europe

Question 3

Assimilation

Answer 3

The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas

Question 4

Orthodox Judaism

Answer 4

A branch within Judaism which teacher is strict adherence to rabbinical interpretation of Jewish law and its tradition observances

Question 5

Reform Judaism

Answer 5

A form of Judaism which attempts to adapt to modern changes in social, political, and cultural life

Question 6

Identity

Answer 6

The fact of being who or what a person or thing is

Question 7

Prejudice

Answer 7

Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

Question 8

Anti-semitism

Answer 8

Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people

Question 9

Ghetto

Answer 9

A poor urban area occupied by a minority group or groups

Question 10

Genocide

Answer 10

The deliberate killing of a large number of people From a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying them