▁in ▁ ▁Est onian ▁religious ▁philosophy . ▁M asing ▁also ▁wrote ▁poetry , ▁mostly ▁on ▁religious ▁issues . ▁M asing ▁author ed ▁one ▁novel , ▁Rap an ui ▁v ab ast am ine ▁e h k ▁K aj ak ad ▁j um al ate ▁k alm ist ul ▁( L iber ation ▁of ▁Rap an ui , ▁or ▁Se ag ull s ▁at ▁the ▁C emetery ▁of ▁God s ) ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁folk lor ist , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁research er ▁of ▁fair y ▁tales , ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁Encyclopedia ▁of ▁the ▁Fol kt ale . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁R igh te ous ▁Among ▁The ▁Nations ▁by ▁Y ad ▁V ash em ▁and ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁for ▁his ▁participation ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁in ▁helping ▁a ▁Jew ▁in ▁Est onia ▁escape ▁capture ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁His ▁actions ▁exposed ▁him ▁to ▁great ▁danger ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁requiring ▁him ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁lying ▁to ▁the ▁Gest ap o . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M asing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lip a ▁village , ▁Ra ikk ü la ▁Par ish , ▁Rap la ▁County , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁as ▁Hugo ▁Albert ▁M asing . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁A do ▁M asing ▁and ▁Anna ▁M asing .