Clayton Kratz

Clayton Kratz (1898–presumed 1920) was a Mennonite relief worker from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania,[1] best known for his disappearance from the village of Halbstadt in the German Mennonite settlement of Molotschna during the Russian Civil War.

Biography

Kratz was sent by the then newly established Mennonite Central Committee,[2] the story of Kratz served as an inspiration among the international Mennonite community, with a Goshen College residence hall[3] and an educational grant program (sponsored by the Delaware Valley chapter of Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), formerly known as the Clayton Kratz Fellowship)[4] named after him. Kratz's story is recounted in the 1971 book When Apples Are Ripe: The Story of Clayton Kratz,[5] and the 2001 documentary A Shroud for a Journey.[6][7] Kratz attended Blooming Glen Mennonite Church in Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania as a child.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Public diary' Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. of Goshen College president Shirley Showalter, retrieved 2007-09-02
  2. ↑ "Clayton Kratz: Went to Russia 1920", mbhistory.org, retrieved 2007-09-02
  3. ↑ "Residence life at Goshen College" Archived 2009-08-07 at the Wayback Machine., Goshen College website, retrieved 2007-09-02
  4. ↑ "Area Conference Leadership Fund: A Clayton Kratz Memorial" Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine., from Franconia Mennonite Conference website, retrieved 2007-09-02
  5. ↑ Alibris, retrieved 2007-09-02
  6. ↑ Videos available from the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
  7. ↑ "Hickory native's film debuts here this week", The Charlotte Observer, 2007-01-30, retrieved 2007-09-02


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