Locusts: But grandpa wil had a voiced that buzzed like the plague of flying grasshoppers (locust).
Yarmulke: with the skullcap (yarmulke) covering his fair hair.
Afikoman: And the she realized he meant time to steal the dessert (afikoman).
Shtetl: I will live and die in our jewish community (shtetl)
Pilpul: You look like your having a rabbi fight (pilpul)
Shmatte: why that thing is so ugly it is a rag (shmatte)
Shul: I only used them for a synagogue once
Rendered: he gave up (render) the pie once he was caught
Mishigaas: The truth was, she was beginning to wonder herself wether she was Hannah and Chaya was the dream or if she was Chaya and Hannah was some kind of craziness(Mishigaas)
Klezmer: The other heard it at the same time and Yente she clapped her hands. "The jewish song (klezmer)"!!!
Badchan: " they have even brought a joker (badchan)
Viosk: The Polish town (Viosk) villagers had come behind the klezmer to meet Shmuel.
Sherele: I always hated the wedding song(sherele)
Shul: What are those automobiles and trucks doing in front of the synagogue (shul)
Malach ha-mavis: I see the angel of Death (malach ha mavis)
Tante: Aunt (Tante) Gitle, I think I know what Chaya is talking about.
Herrings: The villagers where made to lie down in trenches, like an oily fish (herrings), head to foot.
Bissel: Just made us a little (bissel) uncomfortable
Shikse: The non jewish girl (shikse) he was operating on?
Alienates: He who harps on a matter isolates (alienates) his friend.
Plait: She touched one with a bare foot, as if the braid (plait) were some sort of unknown animal.
Swallows: But their raucous birds (swallows), the woman's droning commands, the ground bass of the machinery mesmerized her.
Blokova: She gave the prisoner in charge (blokova) a gold ring she organized to get you in here.
Chirruped: Night insects made series of chirps (chirruped)
Ribono shel-oylam: he called a single phrase over and over and over: jewish prayer (ribono shel-oylam)
Seder: altough the Sterns jewish feast (seder) is not strictly a traditional one.
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