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| Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire |
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| The German internal security police as organized under the Nazi regime, known for its terrorist methods directed against those suspected of treason or questionable loyalty. |
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| A camp where civilians, enemy aliens, political prisoners, and sometimes prisoners of war are detained and confined, typically under harsh conditions |
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| Ghettos were usually established in the poor sections of a city, where most of the Jews from the city and surrounding areas were subsequently forced to reside |
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| The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, cultural, or religious group. |
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| False or partly false information used by a government or political party intended to sway the opinions of the population. |
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| A language that combines elements of German and Hebrew. |
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| Biased generalizations about a group based on hearsay, opinions, and distorted, preconceived ideas. |
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| A six-pointed star which is a symbol of Judaism. During the Holocaust, Jews throughout Europe were required to wear Stars of David on their sleeves or fronts and backs of their shirts and jackets. |
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| A complex consisting of concentration, extermination, and labor camps in Upper Silesia. It was established in 1940 as a concentration camp and included a killing center in 1942. |
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| ignorance of evil; freedom from sin or guilt; harmlessness; lack of knowledge of the world |
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| Bruno’s way of pronouncing Fuhrer, which is the German term for “leader” and was a title used for Hitler |
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| barren; deserted; uninhabited; lonely or solitary |
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| The location of Bruno’s new home. Bruno believes it is called “Out-With,” when in reality it is Auschwitz, one of the Holocaust. |
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| title of a senior officer in the military, person of high rank |
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| a group of convicts chained together, especially when working outside. |
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| the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose. |
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| a person whose occupation or duty is signaling, as on a railroad or in the army. |
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| boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting |
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| your relationships to people to whom you are faithful/loyal |
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