▁languages ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁translate ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁them . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁translate ▁straight ▁from ▁original ▁Heb rew , ▁occident al ▁European ▁and ▁orient al ▁languages ▁into ▁Est onian . ▁Such ▁was ▁his ▁pro l ific ▁nature ▁it ▁is ▁estimated ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pages ▁of ▁his ▁manuscript s ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁published . ▁M asing ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁anti - G erman ▁sentiment , ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁what ▁at ▁times ▁was ▁M asing ' s ▁general ▁dis like ▁of ▁the ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁people ▁( wh om ▁he ▁sometimes ▁called ▁' eth nic ▁garbage ' ▁and ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Ind o - G erman ic ▁people ). ▁ ▁R igh te ous ▁Among ▁the ▁Nations ▁award ▁ ▁M asing ▁lect ured ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁T art u ▁in ▁Est onia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁brilliant ▁teacher ▁of ▁the ology ▁and ▁Sem it ic ▁languages , ▁if ▁somewhat ▁ecc ent ric . ▁After ▁the ▁ ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁Est onia ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁teaching ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁devoted ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁protect ing ▁and ▁salv aging ▁Jewish ▁cultural ▁and ▁religious ▁items . ▁ ▁M asing ▁knew ▁the ▁Jewish ▁folk lor ist , ▁narr ative ▁research er ▁and ▁the olog ian ▁Is idor ▁Le vin ▁from ▁his ▁teaching ▁days , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁hide ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁who ▁most ▁certainly ▁would ▁have ▁brought