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antisemitism
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אַנְטִישֵׁמִיּוּת
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anti-Semitism
Irrational hatred of Jews.
(the) Omer
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הָעֹמֶר
The 49-day period that begins on the second night of Passover and ends on Shavuot.
pogrom
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פּוֹגְרוֹם
Organized attack on Jewish communities in Eastern Europe during the 19th and early 20th century.
Shavuot
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שָׁבוּעוֹת
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Shavuos
"Weeks;" festival that commemorates the giving of the Torah to Moses atop Mt. Sinai.
(the) Shoah
Hebrew word meaning "catastrophe", referring to the Holocaust.
Yizkor
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יִזְכֹּר
"Remember;" memorial service held on Yom Kippur and on the last day of Pesach, Shavout, and Sukkot.
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.