1. Words adoptive = to become parent of a child that isn't your own claim

capture = to catch a person and keep them as prisoner

community = people who live together in the same area

conduct = carry out

death camp = place where a large number of prisoners are killed or die

decade = ten years

escape = get away from a bad or dangerous situation; leave a place because it is dangerous

false passport = here: a passport that is not real, with a made-up identity

flee - fled = escape; get away from a bad situation

guinea pig = someone who is used in a test or experiment to see how successful something new is

high-ranking = in a high position in an organisation

hang - hanged = to kill someone with a rope around their neck

however = but

identity = name

in charge of = responsible for

intelligence officer = person of a foreign government who tries to collect secret information in other countries

justice = system by which criminals are punished

network = system

officer = someone who has power in the military or police department

pour into = come in large numbers

prisoner = someone who is kept in prison for a crime they may have committed

punishment = to make somebody suffer because they have done something that is against the law

relief organization = organization that helps people who are in danger

scattered = spread over a large area of land

sympathize = here: like, support, help

Third Reich = period of Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler