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Guru Angad born as Bhai Lehna the second of the ten Sikh gurus. He wrote 63 Saloks (stanzas), which were later included in Guru Granth Sahib by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan. He focused on the teachings of Nanak, and building the community through charitable works such as langar.

Guru Angad born as Bhai Lehna the second of the ten Sikh gurus. His discipleship was subjected to various tests by Guru Nanak Sahib after which he came to be known as the the symbol of obedience and service to humanity. Guru Nanak renamed him as Angad, and installed him as his successor on 13 June 1539.

• Anti-Semitism means prejudice against Jewish people. In the east, most Jews lived a more traditional life, speaking Yiddish and living in small villages.
• They were separated from their neighbours because of anti-Semitism.

Hitler excluded Jews in three stages. These were Exclusion, Ghettoisation, and Annihilation.

Adolf Hitler was enrolled for the army during the First World War. He acted as a messenger in the front and became a Corporal. He earned medals for his bravery. The German defeat horrified him and the Treaty of Versailles made him furious. Later in 1919, he joined a small group called the German Workers' Party. Workers of this party were called National Socialist. Then he took over this organisation and renamed it the National Socialist German Workers' Party. This party came to be known as the Nazi Party.

• The National Socialist Party or the Nazis was formed in the year 1921. By 1923, Adolf Hitler was their leader.
• The ideas of Nazism are documented in Hitler's book Mein Kampf.

• In the east, most Jews lived a more traditional life, speaking Yiddish and living in small villages.
• They were separated from their neighbours because of anti-Semitism.