European Mennonites and the Holocaust
European Mennonites and the Holocaust is one of the first books to examine Mennonite involvement in the Holocaust, sometimes as rescuers but more often as killers, accomplices, beneficiaries, and bystanders.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto
University of Toronto Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Transnational Mennonite studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Europe
/ Mennonites
/ Jews
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements (Europe) B Europe B World War, 1939-1945 Collaborationists (Europe) B Electronic books B Mennonites (Europe) History 20th century B Mennonites (Europe) Social conditions 20th century B Mennonites B Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) B World War, 1939-1945 |
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| Summary: | European Mennonites and the Holocaust is one of the first books to examine Mennonite involvement in the Holocaust, sometimes as rescuers but more often as killers, accomplices, beneficiaries, and bystanders. "Mennonites in the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, and Ukraine lived in communities with Jews and close to various Nazi camps and Holocaust 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."-- |
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| ISBN: | 1487537247 |