Glossary

triangle trade

The transatlantic slave trade of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in which slaves, cash crops and manufactured goods moved between

(Also Tzitzit). ritual fringes. Image: tzitzit with tekhelet. Courtesy Wikipedia.

Known historically as “consumption,” Tuberculosis is a bacterial infectious disease which primarily affects the lungs and is spread through airborne

A term for a Jew who emigrated from the Ottoman Empire to the Americas.

The largest ethnic group in Turkey, falling under the overall umbrella of the Turkic peoples, various ethnic groups which hail

A Hebrew word meaning “righteousness.” It is an ethical obligation within the faith for charitable giving. Image: Brass tzedakah box

An adjective referring to perfect or near-perfect society. Usage of the term stems from Sir Thomas More’s book of the

Jewish Community Council.

Rabbinical Council

A visa is an endorsement on a passport or other form of documentation which allows the holder to enter, leave,

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