susceptibility
likeliness of being subject to something, particularly something harmful
emphatically
expressed in a forceful manner
oratory
a small chapel for worship
elated
extremely happy
banality
quality of lacking originality; clichèd nature
seclusion
isolation
abstention
refusing to do something (e.g. voting)
passis
in passing
judenrein
A german word meaning "pure [free] of jews"
defect
To leave an organisation, a political party, or nation and join another.
Führer
The German word for "leader," used to designate Adolf Hitler. The office of the Führer combined that of the Chancellor and the President.
categorial imperative
A concept originating in the philosophy of Immanuel Kant which defines the proper basis for moral action as acting in such a way that your action could be the basis of a universal law.
Einsatzgruppen
"Task forces," German military detachments charged with machine-gunning Jews.
S.S.
Schutzstaffel, or Protection Squadron. A paramilitary organisation that provided security for party meetings, and was later tasked with carrying out the Holocaust.
S.A.
Sturmabteilung, or "Storm Bataillon." The street militias of the Nazi Party before they rose to power. They were liquidated by the Nazis after Hitler's rise to power.
justizlose Hoheitsakte
A German term meaning "act of state," an exercise of sovereign power not subject to the law (like the execution of a criminal.)
Sonderkommando
A German word meaning "special unit," describing Jews who were forced to kill other Jews at the death camps.
"Umsiedlung"
A German word meaning "resettlement," the official Nazi term for deportation.
"Sonderbehandlung"
A German word meaning "special treatment," the official Nazi term for gassing Jews to death.
Bearer of Secrets
The official Nazi term for those who were aware of the planning of the Holocaust.
