The World Church of the Creator, which gave rise to Benjamin Smith, was founded by another Ben – Ben Klassen, born on February 20, 1918, just as the bloody Russian Revolution rolled over the steppes of the Ukraine where his family lived in the village of Rudnerweide. Six years later, little Ben Klassen stood on the steps of his house surveying the yard. A few May flowers were blooming, but no one had planted new ones that spring. Instead, nearly everything the Klassens owned was planted in the yard, ready for the great auction. The farm machinery was parked under the trees. The furniture was positioned on the lawn like rooms without walls. Chickens clucked resentfully in cages, and the horses and cows rolled their eyes from where they were tied to the fence. The remaining villagers moved among the items, reverently fingering each one. Clusters of study, sandy-haired Cossacks from the countryside stood around the edge of the yard with their arms crossed, muttering to each other. “No!” yelled Ben as he flew down the steps and across the yard. “Not my wagon! You can’t have my wagon.” He grabbed its handle from Heidi Dyck and began to pull it toward the house. “It’s okay, Ben,” said his teenage brother Korni, kneeling down and putting his hands on the boy’s shoulders. “We can’t take it with us on the ship.” ...continued in vid.

There is no doubt He loved and was one of us. Hitler Was righteous and still is. Heil Hitler.