kittel

[ kit-l ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Yiddish.

a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment and as a burial shroud: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.

kittel

/ ˈkiːtɛl /

Origin of kittel¹

Yiddish kitl

Origin of kittel¹

from German Kittel, smock

Lieutenant General Heinrich Kittel recounted these events to a fellow prisoner of war, Felbert, on Dec. 28, 1944.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, Kittel did not have to remain in the role of the passive spectator.

In the dates given at the head of the chapters I follow Kittel, as a careful inquirer.

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[fur-kin ]

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