Ashkenazic
Central European Jewish
Ashkenazic describes Jews of Central and Eastern European descent, or their traditions, culture, and religious practices.
Ashkenazic Jews historically spoke Yiddish and developed distinct liturgical customs, dietary traditions, and Hebrew pronunciation.
The term contrasts with Sephardic, referring to Jews of Spanish, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern origin: Ashkenazic cooking features dishes like gefilte fish and cholent.
Nazi extermination of Jews
- HolocaustNazi genocide of Jews
- shtetlHistoric Jewish village
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
Enlightenment · ghetto · emigration · expulsion · persecution · Zionism · assimilation · secularism
Jewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
kosher · mitzvah · yeshiva · Hasidic · kabbalah · rabbinic · shul · minyan
Boiled, then baked roll
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
- gefilteFilled, in Yiddish
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
blintz · knish · tzimmes · matzo · lox · pastrami · borscht · rugelach
Continental region, former Soviet sphere
- GermanyCentral European nation
- PolandCentral European republic
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
Lithuania · Austria · Hungary · Galicia · Prussia · Rhineland · Bohemia · Romania
Traditional Ashkenazi folk music
Ashkenazi Jewish language
- LadinoSephardic heritage language
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
- schlepAwkward, effortful journey
schmooze · nosh · mensch · kvetch · schmaltz · shtick · kibitz · mazel
Movement to new territory
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- dispersionScattering across space
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- displacementRemoval from usual location
assimilation · multiculturalism · homeland · exile · settlement · immigrant · Ellis Island · transnational
Shoah
Nazi extermination of Jews
antisemitism · Enlightenment · ghetto · emigration · expulsion · persecution · Zionism · assimilation · secularism · resistance
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
Shabbat · kosher · mitzvah · yeshiva · Hasidic · kabbalah · rabbinic · shul · minyan · siddur
bagel
Boiled, then baked roll
latke · blintz · knish · tzimmes · matzo · lox · pastrami · borscht · rugelach · babka
Eastern Europe
Continental region, former Soviet sphere
- GermanyCentral European nation
- PolandCentral European republic
- RussiaEurasian federation, largest country
Ukraine · Lithuania · Austria · Hungary · Galicia · Prussia · Rhineland · Bohemia · Romania · Belarus
klezmer
Traditional Ashkenazi folk music
Yiddish
Ashkenazi Jewish language
- LadinoSephardic heritage language
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- chutzpahShameless, admirable audacity
schlep · schmooze · nosh · mensch · kvetch · schmaltz · shtick · kibitz · mazel · maven
migration
Movement to new territory
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- dispersionScattering across space
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
displacement · assimilation · multiculturalism · homeland · exile · settlement · immigrant · Ellis Island · transnational · adaptation
Hanukkah
Eight-day Jewish celebration
- PassoverFestival of liberation
- PurimAdar feast day
- Rosh HashanahJewish calendar's start
Yom Kippur · Sukkot · Shavuot · seder · menorah · dreidel · sukkah · shofar · afikomen · hamantaschen