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| old church | אק |
| museum | מו |
| צ | |
| high school | רגמ |
| Jewish bank | ב |
| new church | נק |
| community house | ק |
| synagogue | ש |
| cemetery | בהק"ב |
| Evangelic church | עק |
| railway station | בס |
| hospital | שפ |
| Jewish high school | יג |
| city hall | מ |
| post | פט |
| State high school | רג |
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Pronunciation: 'j' = English 'y'; 'w' = 'v'; 'sz' = 'sh'; 'c' = 'ts'; 'cz' = 'ch'
| Bima | Area in the synagogue where the prayer leader recites the prayers |
| Buznicka | Disturbance |
| Chassid, Chasid, Chassidic | Follower of a Rabbinic dynasty and its beliefs |
| Cheder (pl chedorim, cheders) | Jewish religious school |
| Chumash | The Bible, the five books of Moses |
| Dojcz, Deutsh | Deutsche |
| Eretz Israel | Israel |
| Gemora(h), Gemara | Explanation and discussion of Jewish laws |
| Goyim, goys | Non--Jews |
| Landmanshaften | Inhabitants of the same town |
| Landslayt | People born in the same town |
| Maftir | Final Reading of the Old Testament (Torah) in the synagogue on the Sabbath |
| Mishna | Explanation and discussion of Jewish laws |
| Misnagdic, misnagid | Assimilated |
| Mitzvot | Commandments |
| Psiches | Respect, honour acquired through religious learning |
| Ragotka | Marketplace |
| Rashi | Scholar, commentator on the Old Testament |
| Rebbe | Rabbi |
| Seder | Passover service |
| Shtadlanut | Intercession, pleading, lobbying |
| Shtibl, shtiblach, shtiblakh | 'Rooms'; small houses of prayer and learning |
| Shulchan Oruch | Code of Jewish law |
| Tzedaka | Charity |
| Tzitzit | Fringes of a prayer shawl |
| Yizkor, Yiskor | Memorial, remembrance |
| Yomtov | Jewish festival |
| Zanszyn, Zbonshin, Zbonszyn | Torture camp |
| Arija, Arie, Aria | |
| Elijohu, Eliyahu, Elijah | |
| Jehojszua, Jehoshua, Joshua, Yehoshua | |
| Jichak, Yitshak, Izca, Itche, Icze, Iza, Jicchak | |
| Jojel, Yoel, Joel | |
| Mojsze, Moishe, Mojsze, Moses | |
| Nojach, Noah | |
| Szapyra, Shapira | |
| Yavnah, Yavneh | |
| Yisroelke, Israel (diminutive, affectionate form) | |
| Zdunska Wolja, Zdunska Wola |
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