The meanings of the words

                DEVIL’s ARITHMETIC  VOCABULARY

page13: Locust:

Locusts are the flying grass hoppers

page14: Yarmulke: a skullcap 

page16: Afikoman: Hebrew word that means dessert. 

page28: Shtetl: Small Jewish community in Eastern Europe.

page36: Pilpul: When two rabbi discus the meaning of the torah.

page42: Shmatte: Yiddish word to describe anything shabby (clothing, fashion)

page43: Shul: Synagogue

page45: render: Providing something for someone

page48: Mishigaas: craziness.

page52: Klezmer: is a musical tradition of the Jews 

page54:Badchan:  joker 

page57: Viosk small city in poland?

page59: Sherele, wedding song

page61:Shul synagogue

page62: Malach ha-mavis:  "angel of death" and is pronounced

page67: Tante: Aunt 

page79: Herrings: Is a type of oily fish 

page80: Bissel: little

page81:Shikse: Offensive Name used for non Jewess girls

page81:Alienates: To male someone feel isolated

page94:Plait:  a type of braid usually pig tail

page110: Swallows: are type of birds

page125: Blokova: A prisoner in charge at the camps (during the holocaust). Typically non-Jewish

page147: Chirruped: To utter a series of chirps.

page148: Ribono shel-oyalm: It’s the name of a Jewish prayer. 

page167:Seder: is a jewess feast/holiday.