Vocabulary

Krakow- The film beings here

Race and Resettlement Act- Kept Germans from interacting with Jews. Schindler broke this law when he kisses a Jew.

Judenrat(Jewish council)- administrative bodies that the Germans required Jews to form in ach ghetto in General Government and later in the Soviet Union.

SS(Schutzstaffel)- a major Nazi military organization under Adolf Hitler and Nazi Party.

The Final Solution- the German Nazi’s plan to engage in systematic genocide against the European Jewish population during World War II.

Sabbath- generally a weekly day of rest and/or time of worship that is observed in any of several faiths.

Kaddish- a prayer recited in the daily synagogue services and by mourners after the death of a close relative.

Genocide- systematic killing of a racial or cultural group.

Holocaust- The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazi army in World War II.

Gas chambers- instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill Jews during Holocaust.