Glossary

Neoconservatism

Emerging in the United States during the 1960s in the form of a Conservative response to “New Left,” the fight

A Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue in Portland, Oregon, founded in 1961. Founded by German and Polish immigrants, it is

someone who converted to Christianity or whose ancestors did.

German for “chief cantor.” A Cantor is a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation

someone who was born to Christian parents and does not have any converts as ancestors.

Operation Garibaldi, also known as Operation Finale, was a Mossad (see above) covert operation mounted in 1960 to capture the

Defined by strict adherence to Halakha, or Jewish Law, Orthodox Judaism refers to traditionalist branches of Judaism and not a

A Turkish state which emerged in Central Anatolia in the late 13th century, the Ottoman Empire conquered the rest of

A creole language endemic to the Dutch Caribbean, based primarily on Portuguese, but also heavily influenced by Dutch and Spanish.

Weekly Torah portion. A Parassah is a section of the Hebrew Bible, roughly equivalent to a paragraph, although they may

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