. ▁Al ong ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁Russia , ▁Neu ▁Sam ara ▁suffered ▁through ▁the ▁Russian ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁They ▁received ▁food ▁aid ▁from ▁North ▁American ▁M enn on ites ▁through ▁the ▁American ▁M enn on ite ▁Rel ief ▁program . ▁A ▁key ▁organ izer ▁of ▁this ▁relief ▁effort ▁was ▁Canadian ▁Corn el ius ▁F . ▁K lassen ▁who ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Neu ▁Sam ara . ▁The ▁eas ing ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁permitted ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁around ▁ 7 0 0 ▁people ▁to ▁imm igr ate ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁Par agu ay . ▁The ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁imm igration ▁lay ▁in ▁increasing ▁religious ▁repr ession ▁and ▁economic ▁st agn ation . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁per sec ution ▁Relig ious ▁per sec ution ▁increased ▁consider ably ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 - 3 2 ▁when ▁all ▁churches ▁were ▁closed . ▁The ▁Germ ans ▁of ▁Neu ▁Sam ara ▁end ured ▁more ▁suffering ▁through ▁the ▁collect iv ization ▁and ▁de k ul ak ization ▁programs . ▁H erd s ▁of ▁cattle ▁died ▁mainly ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁supplies ▁and ▁feed . ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁land ▁was ▁til led ▁using ▁c ows ▁as ▁draft ▁animals . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁most ▁difficult ▁period ▁came ▁with ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Neu ▁Sam ara ▁was ▁not ▁p urg ed ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁other ▁German ▁settlement s , ▁but ▁almost ▁the ▁whole ▁adult ▁population ▁was ▁ev icted ▁to