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tosefta

History; Israeli history

(Hebrew for supplement) Tannaitic supplements to the Mishnah. Called beraita (extraneous material) in the Talmud.

Yeshiva(h)

History; Israeli history

A Jewish rabbinic academy of higher learning.

Yid

History; Israeli history

A Jew, usually considered a derogatory term when used by non-Jews.

zaddik

History; Israeli history

A general term for a righteous person in Jewish tradition. More specifically, the spiritual leader of the modern Hasidim, popularly known as rebbe.

Armia Krajowa

History; Israeli history

The official Polish underground organization headed by Polish army officers during WWII and operated by the government-in-exile in London.

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

History; Israeli history

(Popularly known as the JDC or the Joint). American Jewry's overseas relief and rehabilitation agency, founded in 1914.

Schutzstaffel, Protection Squad (SS)

History; Israeli history

Originally Adolf Hitler's bodyguard, it became the elite guard of the Nazi state and its main tool of terror. The SS maintained control over the concentration camp system and was ...

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