German-Jewish
Teutonic Hebraic ancestry
German-Jewish describes people, culture, or traditions connected to Jews of German origin or Jews living in Germany.
The term covers a distinct cultural heritage that flourished for centuries: German-Jewish intellectuals shaped modern philosophy, the German-Jewish community before 1933.
It may describe ancestry, identity, or the synthesis of German and Jewish cultural elements: Her German-Jewish grandmother emigrated in 1938.
Nazi genocide of Jews
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- NaziGerman fascist party member
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
Kristallnacht · concentration camp · exile · refugee · emigrant · Kindertransport · ghetto · yellow star
Byword for genius
- KafkaCzech-Jewish literary surname
- MendelssohnNineteenth-century German composer
- FreudFounder of psychoanalysis
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
Walter Benjamin · philosopher · composer · scientist · artist · writer · Enlightenment · salon
Jews of European descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
assimilation · genealogy · Yiddish · shtetl · heritage · identity · roots · tradition
Jewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- prayer bookText for religious devotions
kosher · Shabbat · High Holidays · bat mitzvah · confirmation · seminary · religious reform · emancipation
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
- gefilte fishChilled poached carp loaf
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
- matzo ballBoiled unleavened dumpling
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
schnitzel · strudel · rugelach · brisket · herring · pickled · deli · pastrami
Ashkenazi Jewish language
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- dialectRegional language variety
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
idiom · mamaloshen · vocabulary · bilingual · transliteration · script · literature · folklore
Holocaust
Nazi genocide of Jews
- WeimarThuringian city, cultural landmark
- NaziGerman fascist party member
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
deportation · Kristallnacht · concentration camp · exile · refugee · emigrant · Kindertransport · ghetto · yellow star · Nuremberg laws
Einstein
Byword for genius
- KafkaCzech-Jewish literary surname
- MendelssohnNineteenth-century German composer
- FreudFounder of psychoanalysis
Walter Benjamin · intellectual · philosopher · composer · scientist · artist · writer · Enlightenment · salon · assimilated
Ashkenazi
Jews of European descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
emigration · assimilation · genealogy · Yiddish · shtetl · heritage · identity · roots · tradition · family history
synagogue
Jewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- liturgyFormal worship structure
prayer book · kosher · Shabbat · High Holidays · bat mitzvah · confirmation · seminary · religious reform · emancipation · observance
challah
Braided ceremonial Jewish bread
- gefilte fishChilled poached carp loaf
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
- matzo ballBoiled unleavened dumpling
kugel · schnitzel · strudel · rugelach · brisket · herring · pickled · deli · pastrami · rye bread
Yiddish
Ashkenazi Jewish language
expression · idiom · mamaloshen · vocabulary · bilingual · transliteration · script · literature · folklore · proverb
German-JewishAryan
Indo-European linguistic ancestor
ethnic German · Nazi · Germanic · antisemitic · Teutonic
German, Jewish, Germany, Jews, Germanic, Jewishness, Judaism