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'''Ashkenazi '''– Yiddish-speaking Jews who originated in Central and Eastern Europe. One of the two divisions of Jews.  
'''Ashkenazi '''– Yiddish-speaking Jews who originated in Central and Eastern Europe. One of the two divisions of Jews.  
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'''Circumcision''' – A Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of inclusion in the Jewish religious community.  
'''Circumcision''' – A Jewish rite performed on male infants as a sign of inclusion in the Jewish religious community.  


'''Civil registration''' – The official government recording of births, marriages, and deaths. In some cases church records were the primary registration of a locality (see “Civil transcripts” next). See also the [[Jewish Civil Registration|Jewish Civil Registration]] and [[Jewish Vital Records|Jewish Vital Records]] Wiki pages.<br>  
'''Civil registration''' – The official government recording of births, marriages, and deaths. In some cases church records were the primary registration of a locality (see “Civil transcripts” next). See also the [[Jewish Civil Registration|Jewish Civil Registration]] and [[Jewish Vital Records|Jewish Vital Records]] Wiki pages.<br>


'''Civil transcripts''' – Government mandated copies of birth, marriage, and death records made by church officials or appointed Jewish officials. See the [[Jewish Civil Registration|Jewish Civil Registration]] Wiki page.  
'''Civil transcripts''' – Government mandated copies of birth, marriage, and death records made by church officials or appointed Jewish officials. See the [[Jewish Civil Registration|Jewish Civil Registration]] Wiki page.  
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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.  


'''Landsmannshaften''' – Organization of Jews from the same town or region. See the [[Jewish Societies|Jewish Societies]] Wiki page.<br>  
'''Landsmannshaften''' – 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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'''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.  
'''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&nbsp;I. See the [[Jewish Population Maps|Population Maps]] Wiki page. <br>  
'''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&nbsp;I. See the [[Jewish Population Maps|Population Maps]] Wiki page. <br>


'''Pinkas''' – A register of a Jewish community in which the proceedings of and events related to the community are recorded.  
'''Pinkas''' – A register of a Jewish community in which the proceedings of and events related to the community are recorded.  
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'''Yizkor books''' – Memorial books published by Holocaust survivors from a particular town or region. See the [[Jewish Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] Wiki page.  
'''Yizkor books''' – Memorial books published by Holocaust survivors from a particular town or region. See the [[Jewish Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] Wiki page.  


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