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=Jewish/Hebrew References=
 * __Job:__** from the old testament of the bible;Job was a deeply religious man who retained his faith even though he suffered great illness and loss.


 * __Kapo:__** a concentration camp inmate (Jew) appointed by the S.S. to be in charge of work group.


 * __SonderKommando:__** S.S. or Einsatzgruppe, also refers to the Jewish slave labor units that removed bodies of those who were gassed in extermination camps.


 * __[|Star of David]:__** an eblem symbolizing Judaisism, consisting of a six-pointed star[[image:http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:A3mPTt0SkL3AmM::www.secondworldwarni.org/Images/Star%252520of%252520David.jpg&t=1&h=196&w=167&usg=__a-KiF6-Unla9iuwpnM9d_i984bQ= width="118" height="108" align="middle" link="http://google.com/"]]
 * __[|Kaddish Prayer]:__** Prayer for the dead. "//Yisgadal, veyiskadash, shney raba....."(Elie Wiesel)// May his name be celebrated and sanctified.

[|Shtibl]: Yiddish term used by Jews for their own type of Synagogue [|Zohar]: a Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition

__ [|Kabblah] __: a body of mystical teachings often based on Hebrew Scriptures


 * __Rosh Hashana:__** the Jewish New Year

= = = = = = =German References=
 * __Yom Kippur:__** Day of Atonement
 * __S.S.(Schutzstaffel)__** - an elite unit of the Nazi party that acted as political police and oversaw the operation of the concentration camps[[image:http://www.freewebs.com/ashadowaponfreedom/Icon-waffen-ss-pic.jpg width="128" height="168" align="right" caption="SS Recruitment Poster"]]


 * __Lagerkapo-__** known for extreme cruelty, beat prisoners, tortured prisoners, and in many cases, killed prisoners

__**Pipel**__ - young apprentice or assistant
 * __Oberkapo-__** head overseer


 * __Blockalteste-__** German block leader


 * __SonderKommando__** - S.S. or Einsatzgruppe, also refers to the Jewish slave labor units that removed bodies of those who were gassed in extermination camps


 * __Kapo__** - a concentration camp inmate (Jew) appointed by the S.S. to be in charge of a work group

German References by Adrian Schleusener, Elisabeth Loveall, and Tori Thomas
 * __Josef Mengle__**-a German S.S. physician notorious for pseudo-scientific experiments particularly on Gypsies and twins