January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Holocaust took place between 1941 and 1945 throughout German-occupied Europe. Jewish ghettos were created in Europe. Let us never forget. Click here to see the Holocaust maps. Did you know?

• It was the systematic genocide of European Jews
• Sadly, around 6 million Jews were killed by Nazi Germans at the command of Adolf Hitler
• Apart from Jews, other minorities like the Slavs, Poles, Roma people, and disabled people were also targeted
• Various camps were built across Europe to exploit and exterminate the Jews

Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all the hidden words! Enjoy replaying one of your favorite word searches. Each time you replay it, the words are reordered to make it more challenging.

Word Search Instructions:

1. To view vocabulary words in the boxes below the puzzle, click on each box.
2. To play, click on the first letter of the word and then click on the last letter of the vocabulary word to highlight the entire word in the puzzle.
3. Words may be found going forward, backward, up, down, or diagonally.
4. After each vocabulary word is found, each word in the box will have a slash through it if clicked on.
5. Once you have completed the word search, a message will say “CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WIN!”
6. Have fun!

Mobile version may vary. (Word Box: Holocaust, Jews, survivors, intimidate, remember).

Homeschoolers/Educators/Parents: sketch/color an illustration. Theme: love your neighbor. Put these words in alphabetical order and use them in a sentence: Holocaust, Jews, survivors, intimidate, remember, love, forgive. Read the inspiring story called “Sermon on the Mount” in Learning to Read: New Testament Stories. List three ways you can be good to your neighbor(s). List three facts about the Holocaust. Draw a Holocaust map. Say a prayer for those who are mistreated. (Skillset: identify, comprehend, apply, empathy, creative, maps, geography, word search)

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