{"product_id":"european-mennonites-and-the-holocaust-paperback-softback-9781487525545","title":"European Mennonites and the Holocaust (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487525545","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Jantzen (Edited by), John D. Thiesen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487525545\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 January 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 1 figure\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In addition to standing as an important historical study, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e should prompt Anabaptists in North America — particularly white Anabaptists — to reflect on their own legacies of anti-Jewish prejudice and discern how to stand against antisemitism as part of their antiracist commitments.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Alain Epp Weaver (\u003cem\u003eAnabaptist World\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"The value of this book reaches well be­yond telling tales of depraved Mennonites. Several chap­ters reflect on the thinking and rationalizations which emboldened Mennonites to reject historic Anabaptism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - David Giesbrecht (\u003cem\u003eRoots and Branches\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e adds telling details to the picture of Mennonites during the Nazi era … The contributors do not shrink from addressing the gray eras, especially the question of who can be regarded as a \u0026amp;#x2018;Mennonite\u0026amp;#x2019; and where boundaries are to be drawn.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Astrid von Schlachta (\u003cem\u003eThe Mennonite Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"For readers who may feel overwhelmed by the volume of books and articles that have appeared in recent years, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent summary of the current state of scholarship. Anyone looking for an entry point into the rapidly growing literature on this sober, if controversial, topic would do well to start with this collection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - John D. Roth, Goshen College (\u003cem\u003eDirections\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\"This collection will be a precious source for further archival research about these connections for future generations of Mennonite historians.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Sergei I. Zhuk, Ball State University (\u003cem\u003eJournal of Mennonite Studies\u003c\/em\u003e) \"A persuasive and geographically comprehensive evaluation of the roles played by Mennonites (living in the Third Reich and Nazi-occupied territories of Poland, the Netherlands, and Soviet Ukraine) in the Holocaust of European Jews.\" - Benjamin W. Goosen, George Mason University (\u003cem\u003eAntisemitism Studies\u003c\/em\u003e) \"In its breadth of coverage and rigorous research, it [European Mennonites and the Holocaust] will command a broad readership while serving well in undergraduate and graduate classrooms.\" - Ben Nobbs-Thiessen, University of Winnipeg (\u003cem\u003eThe Conrad Grebel Review\u003c\/em\u003e) \"This is a piece of research of which all contemporary Mennonites, especially \u0026amp;#x2018;ethnic Mennonites\u0026amp;#x2019;, need to be aware.\" - Veronica Zundel (\u003cem\u003eAnabaptism Today\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA powerful and unflinching examination of a difficult history, \u003cem\u003eEuropean Mennonites and the Holocaust\u003c\/em\u003e uncovers a more complete picture of Mennonite life in these years, underscoring actions that were not always innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished in Association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction – Neighbours, Killers, Enablers, Witnesses: The Many Roles of Mennonites in the Holocaust \u003cbr\u003eDoris L. Bergen, Mark Jantzen, and John D. Thiesen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Chapter 1 – Mennonites and Nazi Crimes: Gerhard Rempel's Call for Historical Reckoning \u003cbr\u003eDoris L. Bergen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mennonites, War Crimes, and the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003eGerhard Rempel, edited by Doris L. Bergen with John D. Thiesen \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Enjoying the Entitlements of German Freedom: German Mennonites and Nazi Church-State Policy \u003cbr\u003eJames Irvin Lichti\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Antisemitism and the Concept of \u003cem\u003eVolk\u003c\/em\u003e: The Mennonite Youth Circular Community at the Beginning of the Nazi Dictatorship\u003cbr\u003eImanuel Baumann\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. German Mennonite Theology in the Era of National Socialism\u003cbr\u003eArnold Neufeld-Fast\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Dutch Mennonite Theologians and Nazism\u003cbr\u003ePieter Post\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. 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)\u003cbr\u003eColin Neufeldt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Mennonites in Ukraine before, during, and Immediately after the Second World War\u003cbr\u003eDmytro Myeshkov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. A Portrait of Khortytsya\/Zaporizhzhia under Occupation\u003cbr\u003eAileen Friesen\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Dutch Mennonites and Yad Vashem Recognition\u003cbr\u003eAlle G. Hoekema\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Identity and Complicity: The Post-Second World War Emigration of Chortitza Mennonites\u003cbr\u003eErika Weidemann\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. A Usable Past: Soviet Mennonite Memories of the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003eHans Werner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Selective Memory: Danziger Mennonite Reflections on the Nazi Era, 1945–1950\u003cbr\u003eSteve Schroeder\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656074096920,"sku":"9781487525545","price":25.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/european-mennonites-and-the-holocaust-paperback-softback-9781487525545","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}