Wiktionary:Word of the day/January 27

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kaddish n

(Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which marks the Holocaust that occurred during World War II – the genocide perpetrated on Jews and other people by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.

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