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antisemitism
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אַנְטִישֵׁמִיּוּת
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anti-Semitism
Irrational hatred of Jews.
pogrom
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פּוֹגְרוֹם
Organized attack on Jewish communities in Eastern Europe during the 19th and early 20th century.
(the) Shoah
Hebrew word meaning "catastrophe", referring to the Holocaust.
Yom HaAtzmaut
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יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת
Israeli Independence Day, which commemorates the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Yom HaShoah
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יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה
Holocaust Remembrance Day, on which we remember the Holocaust and honor the memory of those who perished.
Yom HaZikaron
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יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן
Israeli Memorial Day on which citizens remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the War of Independence and other subsequent battles.