REFORM SCHOOLS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

reform schools

noun

plural of reform school

as in training schools

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Maryland is home to a large Jewish community, many of whom had significant numbers of relatives who were butchered by the SS in concentration camps.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
More than 250 were documented to have died in concentration camps.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

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