Parallel Journeys Glossary

Parallel Journeys Glossary

authority

a person or organization having political or administrative power and control.

pipe

a device for smoking tobacco

marks

the basic monetary unit of Germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a Deutschmark.

perish

die, especially in a violent or sudden way.

ghetto

part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups

Auschwitz.

a concentration camp from the Holocaust during World War Two

accomplished

highly trained or skilled in a particular activity.

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