Jewish Word Glossary

abbr. = abbreviated
esp .= especially
Heb. = Hebrew
lit. = literally
n = noun

pl. = plural
pron. = pronounced
usu. = usually
v = verb
Yid. = Yiddish

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J

Judenrat: council of ghetto Jews charged with picking Jews to give to Nazis for delivery to concentration/death camps