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During the Second World War, Mennonites in the Netherlands, Germany, occupied Poland, and Ukraine lived in communities with Jews and close to various Nazi camps and killing sites. As a result of this proximity, Mennonites were neighbours to and witnessed the destruction of European Jews. In some cases they were beneficiaries or even enablers of the Holocaust. Much of this history was forgotten after the war, as Mennonites sought to rebuild or find new homes as refugees. The result was a myth of Mennonite innocence and ignorance that connected their own suffering during the 1930s and 1940s with earlier centuries of persecution and marginalization.European Mennonites and the Holocaust identifies a significant number of Mennonite perpetrators, along with a smaller number of Mennonites who helped Jews survive, examining the context in which they acted. In some cases, theology led them to accept or reject Nazi ideals. In others, Mennonites chose a closer embrace of German identity as a strategy to improve their standing with Germans or for material benefit.A powerful and unflinching examination of a difficult history, European Mennonites and the Holocaust uncovers a more complete picture of Mennonite life in these years, underscoring actions that were not always innocent.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Doris L. Bergen, Mark Jantzen, and John D. Thiesen 1. Mennonites, War Crimes, and the HolocaustGerhard Rempel2. Freedom for "Every Honest Christian": German Mennonites, Denominationalism, and Nazi Germany James Lichti3. Anti-Semitism and the Concept of "Volk": The Mennonite Youth Circular Community at the Beginning of the Nazi Dictatorship Imanuel Baumann4. German Mennonite Theology in the Era of National Socialism Arnold Neufeld-Fast5. Dutch Mennonite Theologians and Nazism Pieter Post6. Mennonite Collaboration with Nazism: A Case Study of the Responses of Mennonites in Deutsch Wymyschle, Poland to the Plight of Local Jews during the early Nazi Occupation Period, 1939-1942 Colin Neufeldt7. Mennonites in Ukraine before, during, and Immediately after the Second World War Dmytro Myeshkov8. Khortytsya/Zaporizhzhia under Occupation: A Portrait Aileen Friesen9. Dutch Mennonites and Yad Vashem RecognitionAlle Hoekema10. Identity and Survival: The Post-World War II Immigration of Chortitza Mennonites Erika Weidemann11. A Usable Past: Soviet Mennonite Memories of the Holocaust Hans Werner12. Selective Memory: Danziger Mennonite Reflections on the Nazi Era, 1945-1950 Steve Schroeder
