European Mennonites and the Holocaust Jantzen Mark
European Mennonites and the Holocaust Jantzen Mark During the Second World War, Mennonites in the Netherlands, Germany, occupied Poland, and Ukraine lived in communities with Jews and close to…
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European Mennonites and the Holocaust Jantzen Mark
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. In some cases they were beneficiaries or even enablers of the Holocaust. As a result of this proximity, Mennonites were neighbours to and witnessed the destruction of European Jews.
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. Much of this history was forgotten after the war, as Mennonites sought to rebuild or find new homes as refugees. In some cases,
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