Nowe Wymyśle [ˈnɔvɛ vɨˈmɨɕlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gąbin, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. [1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Gąbin, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Płock, and 83 km (52 mi) west of Warsaw.
The town was once known as "Deutsch Wymyschle" and was predominantly Mennonite. Deutsch Wymyschle was adjacent to the town of Gąbin, half of the population of which was Jewish. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the Nazis rounded up the Jews of Gąbin and confiscated their property. Eager to profit from the ethnic cleansing of the Jewish population and wanting to comply with Nazi policies of Germanization, the Mennonites of Deutsch Wymyschle claimed the formerly Jewish homes and businesses as their own. Mennonite women often solidified their loyalty to the Nazis by marrying soldiers of the German Wehrmacht, with many weddings being performed in the Mennonite church of Deutsch Wymyschle involving couples dressed in Nazi uniforms. Erich L. Ratzlaff, a prominent Mennonite Nazi who became Mayor of Gąbin, was known to carry a whip in order to terrorize Jews. Ratzlaff later immigrated to Canada and became an editor of the Mennonitische Rundschau newspaper from 1967 to 1979. [2]
Płock is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in the city. Its full ceremonial name, according to the preamble to the City Statute, is Stołeczne Książęce Miasto Płock. It is used in ceremonial documents as well as for preserving an old tradition.
Gąbin is a small town in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,065 inhabitants as of December 2021. The Warsaw radio mast, which stood near Gąbin, was the tallest structure in the world until its collapse in 1991. It remained the highest structure ever created till 2010.
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Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,696 (2010).
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Gmina Gąbin is an urban-rural gmina in Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the town of Gąbin, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Płock and 89 km (55 mi) west of Warsaw.
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Wielkie Oczy is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wielkie Oczy. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Lubaczów and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
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Czermno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gąbin, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gąbin, 18 km (11 mi) south of Płock, and 86 km (53 mi) west of Warsaw.
Kępina is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gąbin, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gąbin, 18 km (11 mi) south of Płock, and 87 km (54 mi) west of Warsaw.
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Anabaptists and Jews have had interactions for several centuries, since the origins of Anabaptism in the Radical Reformation in early modern Europe. Due to the insularity of many Anabaptist and Jewish communities, Anabaptist–Jewish relations have historically been limited but there are notable examples of interactions between Anabaptists and Jews. Due to some similarities in dress, culture, and language, Amish and Mennonite communities in particular have often been compared and contrasted to Haredi and Hasidic Jewish communities.
Erich L. Ratzlaff was a prominent Mennonite Nazi who served as Mayor of Gąbin when it came under German control, and was known for terrorizing the Jewish population. An emigrant to Canada, Ratzlaff served as editor of the Mennonite newspaper Mennonitische Rundschau from 1967 to 1979.