night: chapter 1 people, place, and things... Flashcards
1
Q
moishe the beadle
A
old jewish man who befriends teenaged eliezers hometown of sighet.
2
Q
transylvania
A
historical and curtural regional central eastern europe.
3
Q
talmud
A
religious text
4
Q
synagogue
A
jewish assembly
5
Q
ghetto
A
the jewish quarter in a city
6
Q
kabbalah
A
jewish tradition of mystical inerpretation of the bible.
7
Q
hilda, bea, elie, tzipora
A
hilda elizers older sister, bea is the middles sister and tzipora is the youngest.
8
Q
zohar
A
its a book
9
Q
rosh hashanah
A
bay of atonement
10
Q
zionism
A
a political organisation
11
Q
fascist
A
somone who supports or promotes fascism
12
Q
yellow star
A
star of davis
13
Q
anti semitism
A
prejudice towards jews
14
Q
gestapo
A
the offical secret police
15
Q
sighet
A
town in transylvannia
