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| '''Diaspora''' – Greek word meaning “dispersion.” Refers to the Jewish settlement outside Israel. Can be applied to the dispersion of any race or people. | | '''Diaspora''' – Greek word meaning “dispersion.” Refers to the Jewish settlement outside Israel. Can be applied to the dispersion of any race or people. |
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| '''Eastern Jews (Oriental Jews)''' – Jews descended from ancient communities in Islamic lands, North Africa, Persia, Arabia, Yemen, and Turkey. This term is often applied to Jews who do not fit into the Ashkenazic or Sephardic distinction. These groups are relatively small and not many of them have emigrated to North America. | | '''Eastern Jews (Oriental Jews)''' – Jews descended from ancient communities in Islamic lands, North Africa, Persia, Arabia, Yemen, and Türkiye. This term is often applied to Jews who do not fit into the Ashkenazic or Sephardic distinction. These groups are relatively small and not many of them have emigrated to North America. |
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| '''Holocaust, Jewish''' – The genocidal murder of European Jews by the Nazis during World War II, 1939–1945. See the [[Jewish Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] and [[Jewish Concentration Camps|Jewish Concentration Camps]] Wiki pages. | | '''Holocaust, Jewish''' – The genocidal murder of European Jews by the Nazis during World War II, 1939–1945. See the [[Jewish Holocaust|Jewish Holocaust]] and [[Jewish Concentration Camps|Jewish Concentration Camps]] Wiki pages. |