Vocabular #1

luxurious

dismissively

well mannered

maid

creak

wealthy

bannister

oak

desolate

out of bounds

to stroll

to feel dizzy

dolls

ripe

to whisper

pavement

bench

to peer

determination

to tilt

booming

to frown

insolent

anti-semitism

Hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people.

holocaust

The holocaust happened between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler, as chancellor of Germany, used his power and that of his generals to persecute (verfolgen/foltern) the Jewish people in Germany and beyond. This eventually led to the murder of 6 million Jews (gays and disabled people too) and the destruction of 5000 Jewish communities.

Gradually, the Jewish population of Germany and beyond was separated from the rest of society by special laws, and forced to live in “ghettos”. These were walled areas away from the rest of the population. Eventually Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps for execution or hard labor (hard work).

• 1st World War : 1914-1918

• 2nd World War : 1939-1945

• Allies : France, Britain, US, Canada, Soviet Union

• Axis : Germany, Italy, Japan

prejudice

For the Holocaust : an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person.

swing

to shrug

to ruffle

spacious

spacious

Kristallnacht

On November 9 to November 10 in 1938, the Nazis torched (set fire to) synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses. Close to 100 Jews were killed. The Kristallnacht is also called the night of broken glass, because it represents the broken windows. It all happened in Germany and the consequence of this horrific event was that 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps.