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Cracow/Krakow

History; Israeli history

City in southern Poland, one of the most important for Jews from the 14th century. In 1495, Kazimierz was created, later becoming a part of Cracow. In 1939, 60,000 Jews lived in ...

Lodz

History; Israeli history

City in western Poland (renamed Litzmannstadt by the Nazis), where the first major ghetto was created in April 1940. By September 1941, the population of the ghetto was 144,000 in ...

Ha'apalah

History; Israeli history

Clandestine Immigration. The effort to smuggle Holocaust survivors to the British Mandate of Palestine right before the establishment of the State of Israel. Also, known as Aliyah ...

Gahal

History; Israeli history

Coal. Israeli political party established in 1965 by the merger of the Herut and the Liberal parties. The party derives its name from the initials of its Hebrew name Gush Herut ...

Admar

History; Israeli history

Acronym for “Our master, teacher and Rabbi”, refers to a great tzaddik and specifically to Chassidic leaders.

Etzel

History; Israeli history

Acronym for Irgun Tzvai L'umi, National Military Organization; Revisionist Zionist para-military organization during the period of the British Mandate.