The Holocaust

3. relating to a large and important organization, such as a government, university or bank
5. a person or thing carrying the blame for others
6. a building for Jewish worship and instruction
10. a building which housed ovens used for burning dead bodies
11. the deliberate and systematic destruction of a group of people because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion, or race
14. A generalized belief about a group of people
15. to form an opinion
16. the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority
17. a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
18. The unequal treatment of members of various groups based on race, gender, social class, sexual orientation, physical ability, religion and other categories. Discrimination is punishable by law in the U.S.

1. a group of buildings used to house prisoners in harsh conditions
2. the ancient Jewish tradition of mysticism
4. Racism involves one group having the power to carry out systematic (organized) discrimination through the institutional (built-in) policies and practices of the society and by shaping the cultural beliefs and values that support those racist policies and practices.
6. the state of being supreme, or having the most power
7. small sections of towns and cities set up in order to imprison Jews; served as a means to segregate and isolate them from others
8. Hitler's secret police used to maintain control both outside and inside of the ghettos and camps
9. rather than specific; to form a general conclusion
12. A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.
13. living in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: