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Israeli history
The history of Israel encompasses the history of the modern State of Israel, as well as that of the Jews in the Land of Israel.
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Israeli history
tosefta
History; Israeli history
(Hebrew for supplement) Tannaitic supplements to the Mishnah. Called beraita (extraneous material) in the Talmud.
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 instrumental in the ...
