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The delegates at the 2nd Mennonite World Conference met in Free City of Danzig in 1930 to discuss conditions in Russia and to coordinate Mennonite relief and resettlement work. This conference was European-dominated. Only three Canadians and three Americans attended. Sitting in the front row (l-r): B.H. Unruh, Dr. Straube, David Toews, Christian Neff, Westerdijk, Dr. Kundt, Gorter, and Harold S. Bender.

This photo is of participants at the Mennonite World Conference in Newton, Kansas posing for a photo on the steps of a Memorial Hall. Three double doors are open at the top of the stairs. Front row (l-r): J.J. Thiessen, C.F. Klassen, David B. Wiens, ?, ?, Harold S. Bender.

The 6th Mennonite World Conference took place in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1957. The Theme was "The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the World." (l-r): H.H. Janzen (Kitchener), __, ___, H.S. Bender (Goshen), , .

This is a photograph of a large group of delegates and attendees at the 1948 Mennonite World Conference in Newton, Kansas, posing on the steps of a large institution. 6 men are seated in front at the bottom of the stairs. C.F. Klassen is seated second from left in that row and H.S. Bender at far right. A significant number of women both young and old can be seen in the crowd.

Faculty, wives & students. L. to R.: Samuel Floyd Pannabecker, Pres. of MBS; Paul Mininger, Pres. of GCBS; Harold S. Bender, Dean of Goshen College, & Erland Waltner, future Pres. of MBS. See 14.2251 & CM 2-50-7 re. coop.

Used in the CM 10-38-4. Formal school opening of the AMBS. Prof. J. A. Oosterbaan, Amsterdam (standing) was the speaker. Seated L. to R.: Pres. Paul Mininger, Dean S. F. Pannabecker, Pres. Erland Waltner, Dean H. S. Bender.

Used in the CM 7-47-1. He is sitting with Harold S. Bender. He was the Director of the newly established IMS.

Used in CM 8-29-5. Participants in the Anabaptist Seminar at Elkhart, Ind. sponsored by the Institute of Mennonite Studies.

Meeting at South-End MB Church in the 50's. l-r:H.S. Bender, asst. sec. of MCC, E.J. Swalm, H.H. Janzen, J.B.Martin, B.B. Janz, Corny Rempel, J.G. Rempel, sec. of CMC, David Schroeder. Perhaps this is a meeting related to Mennonite Central Committee or immigration issues.

Used in CM 8-20-1. Representatives of NA Mennonite groups plan youth sessions for MWC (1962). l-r: C.J.Dyck; H.S. Bender; John Friesen, MB pastor, Cal.; Marvin Zehr, pres. GC YPU; Victor Soltzfus, pres. MYF; Milton Harder YPU sec

Negative also. The A-R Delegation. l-r: C.A. DeFehr (vice-chair of CMRC), David B. Wiens, Johann H. Enns & H.S. Bender. Taken in Wpg. before Wiens & Bender left for Russia? See CM 4-16-1; 4-35-1 & 4-43-1 re. Russian Delegation.

Used in CM 4-22-1 & 4-50-5. Russian Baptists & MCC exec. meet in Chicago. Back, l-r: H.S. Bender, J.J. Thiessen, C.N. Hostetter, Jr., H.A. Fast, W.T. Snyder. Front, l-r: A. Levindanto, I.Ivanov, K.Trytova, J.Zhidkov, A. Karev