Glossary

Abattoir

Another term for a slaughterhouse, where animals are processed to supply meat for human consumption.

Abonero

A Latin-American Spanish word for a door-to-door salesman.

Adar

The sixth month of the civil year, and the twelfth month of the ecclesiastical year according to the Hebrew Calendar.

Adolf Eichmann

A member of the Nazi party and a high-ranking officer in the SS, Eichmann was one of the chief architects

Ajunta (also adjunta or junta)

The board of trustees of a Sephardic synagogue

Akedah

The story of the Binding of Isaac from the Hebrew Bible. When Abraham takes his son Isaac to the altar

Alliance Israelite Universelle

Founded in Paris by Adolphe Cremieux in 1860, the Alliance Israelite Universelle grew to become an international organization oriented towards

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Initially founded to provide humanitarian assistance to the sizable Jewish population residing in Ottoman-held Palestine, the American Jewish Joint Distribution

Angisa

The headscarf worn alongside a Koto (or kotomisi), used to convey codified messages in a similar manner. For instance, an

Antisemitic

Prejudiced against or hostile to Jews as a culture or ethnicity. Anti-Judaism, in turn, denotes religious hostility towards Jews. This

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