Refugee vocab flashcard #2

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Bar mitzvah

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A solemn ceremony in the synagogue for a Jewish boy, 13, who has completed a course in Judaism.

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Outstretched

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To stretch forth or extend

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Nuremberg Laws

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A city in central Bavaria, SE Germany; site of international trials (1945–46) of Nazis accused of war crimes.

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Synagogue

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A Jewish house of worship with facilities for religious instruction.

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Hijab

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Traditional dress code for Muslim women, covering the body except face, hands, and feet.

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Throng

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A multitude of people crowded together; A crowd

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Daesh

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Name for ISIS/ISIL, a radical Sunni Muslim group; delegitimizes their claim to be an 'Islamic state.'

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Torah

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A parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch, used in synagogue services.

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Tyrant

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A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.

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Refrain

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To abstain from an impulse to do or say something