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6th Grade
04/19/2018

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Term
concentration camp
Definition
A camp where civilians, enemy aliens, political prisoners, and sometimes prisoners of war are detained and confined, typically under harsh conditions
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Gestapo
Definition
The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty.
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ghettos
Definition
Ghettos were usually established in the poor sections of a city, where most of the Jews from the city and surrounding areas were subsequently forced to reside. Often surrounded by barbed wire or walls, the ghettos were sealed. Established mostly in eastern Europe (e.g., Lodz, Warsaw, Vilna, Riga, or Minsk), the ghettos were characterized by overcrowding, malnutrition, and heavy labor. All were eventually dissolved, and the Jews murdered.
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Genocide
Definition
The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, cultural, or religious group.
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Propaganda
Definition
False or partly false information used by a government or political party intended to sway the opinions of the population.
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Yiddish
Definition
A language that combines elements of German and Hebrew
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Stereotype
Definition
Biased generalizations about a group based on hearsay, opinions, and distorted, preconceived ideas.
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Star of David
Definition
A six-pointed star which is a symbol of Judaism. During the Holocaust, Jews throughout Europe were required to wear Stars of David on their sleeves or fronts and backs of their shirts and jackets.
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Auschwitz
Definition
A complex consisting of concentration, extermination, and labor camps in Upper Silesia. It was established in 1940 as a concentration camp and included a killing center in 1942. Auschwitz I:The main camp. Auschwitz II (Also known as Birkenau): The extermination center. Auschwitz III (Monowitz): The I.G. Farben labor camp, also known as Buna. In addition, there were numerous subsidiary camps.
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Innocence
Definition
ignorance of evil; freedom from sin or guilt; harmlessness; lack of knowledge of the world
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Fury
Definition
All he could say was that his father was a man to watch and that the Fury had big things in mind for him
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Desolate
Definition
“The new house, however, stood all on its own in an empty, desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen, which meant there would be no other families around and no other boys to play with, neither friends nor trouble.”
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Out-With
Definition
‘I heard Father say that whoever lived here at Out-With before us lost their job very quickly and didn’t have time to make the place nice for us.’
‘Out-With?’ asked Bruno. ‘What’s an Out-With?’
‘It’s not an Out-With, Bruno’ said Gretel with a sigh. ‘It’s just Out-With.’ ”
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Commandant
Definition
‘Fathers are supposed to be serious. It doesn’t matter whether they’re greengrocers or teachers or chefs or commandants,’ he said, listing all the jobs that he knew decent, respectable fathers did..”
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Chain Gang
Definition
“Some stood perfectly still in groups, their hands by their sides, trying to keep their heads up, as a soldier marched in front of them, his mouth opening and closing quickly as if he were shouting something at them. Some were formed into a sort of chain gang and pushing wheelbarrows from one side of the camp to the other…”
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Determination
Definition
‘We should never have let the Fury come to dinner,’” she said. “ ‘Some people and their determination to get ahead.’ ” –Mother speaking to Bruno
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Signalman
Definition
Because there were so many soldiers marching about on the other side, not to mention the fact that the signalman separating the tracks, Bruno could only make out the crowds of people for a few moments before he and his family boarded a very comfortable train with very few people on it…”
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Ergo
Definition
And our family is here, Bruno. At Out-With. Ergo, this must be our home.’ ” –Father speaking to Bruno
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Insolent
Definition
I have been very considerate of your feelings here, Bruno, because I know that this move is difficult for you. And I have listened to what you have to say, even though your youth and inexperience force you to phrase things in an insolent manner.’ ” –Father speaking to Bruno
Term
loyalties
Definition
your relationships to people to whom you are faithful/loyal
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incredulous
Definition
skeptical; disbelieving
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patriot
Definition
someone who loves and defends his or her country
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Herr
Definition
A few morning later a man called Herr Liszt rattled up the driveway on his boneshaker and it was time for school again
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The Fatherland
Definition
the land of one’s ancestors; Germany is referred to as this in novel
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superior
Definition
higher than another in rank or quality
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disdain
Definition
lack of respect; intense dislike
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swastika
Definition
the official emblem of the Nazi Party; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
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peckish
Definition
slightly hungry
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incumbent
Definition
necessary; required
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inconsolable
Definition
very sad; unable to be comforted
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exasperated
Definition
frustrated; annoyed
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coincidence
Definition
the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events
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