The term designates a family of Afro-Asiatic languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic, as well as the ancient languages of Phoenician and Akkadian, or may be used to refer to the peoples who speak Semitic languages. The term antisemitic, however, refers only to the hatred of Jews.
The Sabbath refers to the holy period of time between Friday night sundown and Saturday night sundown when Jews are forbidden from performing any work. Typically the Sabbath, or "shabbes" in Yiddish ("shabbat" in Hebrew), is a time for family to rest, eat together, and pray.
The combined army and air forces of the Soviet Union. The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, commonly referred to as the Red Army, comprised the largest military land forces in Europe during World War II. More than eight million Russian soldiers are estimated to have died in the conflict.
Head of the Jewish Council (Judenrat) of the Lodz Ghetto, Rumkowski pursued a strategy of maximizing the industrial output of the ghetto in hopes that its productivity for German industry and the war effort would ultimately save Jewish lives and spare the ghetto from liquidation. This strategy did prolong the existence of the Lodz ghetto for nearly two years beyond the liquidation of other Polish ghettos, but also contributed to the horrific living conditions within the Lodz ghetto. Although Rumkowski had broad power over the ghetto's internal operations, he was subject to the authority of the Nazi ghetto administration. Rumkowski was deported on the last transport to leave Lodz when the ghetto was liquidated in August 1944, and was murdered in Auschwitz.
One of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashana refers to the Jewish new year. This two day festival is considered as a time of celebration and introspection.