Talmud
the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara.
Kabbalah
the ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of the Bible
Zohar
the chief text of the Jewish Kabbalah
Penury
extreme poverty
Gestapo
the secret state police in Nazi Germany
Billeted
Lodge soldiers in a particular place
surreptitiously
Doing something secretly
Surreal
Intense irrational reality of a dream
Partisans
Firm follower to a party, faction, cause, or person
Irrevocably
not possible to revoke or take back
hermetically
in a way that is airtight
Abyss
a deep or seemingly bottomless pit
Mute
refraining from speech
Birkenau
Largest of the Auschwitz sub camps known for extermination
Epidemic
the rapid spread of a disease
altruistic
unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others
imfirmary
A place for the sick/injured ; a hospital
dissipate
To scatter in different directions
Manacled
A shackle for the hand; a handcuff
Idek
The kapo (prisoner in charge)
Lagerkapo
Leader of the entire camp
Franek
The Forman at Buna
Appelplatz
Location for the prisoners' daily roll call
Lageralteste
The highest position of power that a prisoner could reach
Pipel
A male who gets special treatments due to special relationships with a person in power
Agitated
Irritable or excited
Audible
Capable of being heard
Notorious
Widely and unfavorably known bad reputation
Emancipated
Extremely thin due to lack of food or disease
Chinks
Crack or a weak spot in something
Yom Kippur
A day of repentance they fast and ask for forgiveness
Automons
Mechanical device made to imitate a human
Sustain
strengthen or support physically or mentally
Disengage
To separate or release
Jostling
Push, elbow, or bump against something roughly, typically in a crown
Melancholy
A feeling of great sadness
Laden
heavily loaded or weighed down
Detention
The action of detaining someone in official custody
prostrate
lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downward
Riveted
hold (someone or something) fast so as to make them incapable of movement
liquidated
eliminate, typically by violent means; kill.
tumult
a loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.
Elude
To avoid or escape
oblivion
being unaware or unconscious of what is happening
Harangued
lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner
Muster
to summon up
Crematoria
(n). where a dead body is cremated
Kapo
prisoner assigned by the SS guards to supervise force labor work
Kommandos
The prisoners work unit or command
Blockalteste
Block elder" in charge of a single concentration camp barracks.
Buna
a subcamp of Auschwitz located in Poland