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'''Ladino''' – A Romance language, usually written in Hebrew characters, used by Sephardic Jews, especially in the Balkans. | '''Ladino''' – A Romance language, usually written in Hebrew characters, used by Sephardic Jews, especially in the Balkans. | ||
'''Landsmanshaftn''' – Organization of Jews from the same town or region. | '''Landsmanshaftn''' – Organization of Jews from the same town or region. See the [[Jewish Societies|Jewish Societies]] Wiki page.<br> | ||
'''Levite''' – A descendant of the tribe of Levi. They performed certain duties in connection with the Temple. | '''Levite''' – A descendant of the tribe of Levi. They performed certain duties in connection with the Temple. | ||
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'''Orthodox''' – A major movement within Judaism that follows a strict interpretation and observance of Jewish law from both the Torah and Talmud commentaries. Orthodoxy includes modern Orthodox Jews who integrate into modern society and the Chasidic Jews who live separately and dress distinctively. | '''Orthodox''' – A major movement within Judaism that follows a strict interpretation and observance of Jewish law from both the Torah and Talmud commentaries. Orthodoxy includes modern Orthodox Jews who integrate into modern society and the Chasidic Jews who live separately and dress distinctively. | ||
'''Pages of Testimony '''– A preprinted form available from Yad Vashem that documents a Jewish person who died in the Holocaust. The forms are filled out by people who are able to provide information on the fate of Holocaust victims. | '''Pages of Testimony '''– A preprinted form available from Yad Vashem that documents a Jewish person who died in the Holocaust. The forms are filled out by people who are able to provide information on the fate of Holocaust victims. See the [[Jewish_Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] Wiki page. | ||
'''Pale of Settlement (Pale of Jewish Settlement)''' – Western area of the Russian Empire where Jews were legally allowed to live. It began with the first partition of Poland in 1772 and existed until World War I. | '''Pale of Settlement (Pale of Jewish Settlement)''' – Western area of the Russian Empire where Jews were legally allowed to live. It began with the first partition of Poland in 1772 and existed until World War I. | ||
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'''Sephardic''' – Descendants of the Jews who lived in Spain or Portugal before 1492. The term is now often applied to Jews of Arabic and Middle Eastern background who are more accurately called Eastern Jews. | '''Sephardic''' – Descendants of the Jews who lived in Spain or Portugal before 1492. The term is now often applied to Jews of Arabic and Middle Eastern background who are more accurately called Eastern Jews. | ||
'''Shtetl''' – A Jewish town or community, especially in Eastern Europe. | '''Shtetl''' – A Jewish town or community, especially in Eastern Europe. See the JewishGen [[The_JewishGen_ShtetlSeeker|ShtetlSeeker]] Wiki page. | ||
'''Synagogue''' – A Jewish house of worship and study. | '''Synagogue''' – A Jewish house of worship and study. See the [[Jewish_Synagogue_Records|Jewish Synagogue Records]] Wiki page. | ||
'''Talmud''' – The collection of the Jewish oral tradition and rabbinical commentary interpreting the Torah. | '''Talmud''' – The collection of the Jewish oral tradition and rabbinical commentary interpreting the Torah. | ||
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'''Torah''' – The biblical books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. | '''Torah''' – The biblical books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. | ||
'''Yeshiva''' – An academy of Jewish learning and scholarship. | '''Yeshiva''' – An academy of Jewish learning and scholarship. See the [[Jewish_Schools|Jewish Schools]] Wiki page. | ||
'''Yiddish''' – A language very similar to German, usually written in Hebrew characters, that was spoken chiefly by Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe and the places to which those Jews migrated. | '''Yiddish''' – A language very similar to German, usually written in Hebrew characters, that was spoken chiefly by Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern Europe and the places to which those Jews migrated. | ||
'''Yizkor books''' – Memorial books published by Holocaust survivors from a particular town or region. | '''Yizkor books''' – Memorial books published by Holocaust survivors from a particular town or region. See the [[Jewish_Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] Wiki page. | ||
[[Category:Jews]] [[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Jews]] [[Category:Glossary]] | ||