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title	:	Black Spider Over Tiegenhof
author	:	Yoder, James D.
publisher	:	Herald Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0836190122
print isbn13	:	9780836190120
ebook isbn13	:	9780585227856
language	:	English
subject	World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Fiction, Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction, Mennonites--Fiction, Christian fiction, War stories.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	PS3575.O28B53 1995eb
ddc	:	813/.54
subject	:	World War, 1939-1945--Germany--Fiction, Germany--History--1933-1945--Fiction, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Fiction, Mennonites--Fiction, Christian fiction, War stories.

Page 1 Black Spider over Tiegenhof

Page 2 Other novels by James D. Yoder The Yoder Outsiders Sarah of the Border Wars Barbara: Sarah's Legacy

Page 3 Black Spider Over Tiegenhof James D. Yoder

Page 4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yoder, James D., 1929 Black spider over Tiegenhof / James D. Yoder p. cm. ISBN 0-8361-9012-2 1. World War, 19391945GermanyFiction. 2. Mennonites GermanyHistory20th centuryFiction. 3. Holocaust, Jewish (19391945)Fiction. I. Title. PS3575. 028B53 813' .54dc20 94-39150 CIP The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible BLACK SPIDER OVER TIEGENHOF is a work of fiction. Though the author did considerable research regarding background, setting, and Mennonite culture of the Werder during the period involved, all characters are fictional. Any resemblance to persons presently living would be only coincidental. BLACK SPIDER OVER TIEGENHOF Copyright 1995 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Number: 94-39150 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-9012-2 Printed in the United States of America Book and cover design by Merrill R. Miller 00 99 98 97 96 95 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Page 5 To Ernst Penner, whose life of courage and faith inspired this novel

Page 6 Acknowledgments Though I am indebted to many persons who shared episodes and stories from personal accounts of their experiences in the Nazi era, I especially remember the following persons for enabling me to establish the outline and background for this story: Ernst Penner, Newton, Kansas; Henry and Beatrice Rosenthal Buller, Beaumont, Texas; Winfield Fretz, North Newton, Kansas; Henry Claassen, North Newton, Kansas; Erwin Goering, Moundridge, Kansas; Lottie Penner, Newton, Kansas; Dr. Milton Claassen, Newton, Kansas; and Ethel Abrahams, North Newton, Kansas. In addition, I am indebted to John Thiesen, archivist, and his staff at the Mennonite Library and Archives, North Newton, Kansas, for their assistance in helping me with the background research.

Page 9 1 It wasn't until Esther Claassen had shut her iron oven door that she realized her left hand was clutching her throat. Hermann's words drifting in from the blue room brought on the old fearof a mother losing her son. "From the Advanced Hitler Youth, Uncle Peter, I enter the Fhrer's Reichswehr (the leader's defense force). I can hardly wait to join the batallion, boots, uniform, all for the glory of the Fhrer." A tragic memory of three years ago rose along with the heavy lump in her throat. "Where's Hansa?" his twin brother, Christian, had called. "You'll find him. He is never far away." Actually, it was rare for the twins to be separated. Just where was Hansa? That cold April day seemed as yesterday. They'd searched under the front porch. Hermann, the longest-legged, ran down the pasture toward the clover field. Christian tunneled through the hayloft. Still Hansa hadn't been found. Esther concluded he was playing one of his tricks and would soon burst from under a raspberry bower. Then the old hired man, Otto, said, "Maybe we'd better check the pond."

Page 10 A grip frigid as a Siberian wind clutched Esther's heart. The pond was deep, purple, colder than the North Sea. "He knows well enough to stay away from the pond, especially on a cold day like this." Gerhard assured her the boy couldn't possibly be near the pond. Neither of the twins yet knew how to swim. Old Otto warned them almost daily how icy the water was. Nevertheless, something drew her to the pond. At first she was unable to call out, terror-stricken at the sight of the small toy boat Grandfather Froese had whittled for him that very afternoon. The grappling hooks clutched at her heart now. Gerhard and Otto had worked a full hour using those iron fingers to bring up her yellow-haired lad. Now, Esther Claassen's heart again chilled, as words of eighteen-year-old Hermann drifted through the kitchen doorway. "The Fhrer, Herr Hitler, is our savior."

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