Per Faye-Hansen
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Per Faye-Hansen (died 1992) was a Norwegian pastor who saved Jews, risking his life, during the WWII.
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[edit] During the WWII
In October 1942 he organized a temporary hiding place in a flower shop in Majorstuen for Jewish refugees. Per Faye-Hansen meticulously arranged the escape of this group of Jews to Sweden with the utmost secrecy. They were transferred to Asker, outside Oslo, in lorries, and hid there in a house that belonged to the underground. They were then taken to several other hiding places, until they reached the Swedish border.[1]
[edit] After the war
After the war, Faye-Hansen founded the Scandinavian Seaman’s Church in Haifa and in 1969 in Ashdod following establishing of the port, and served for a number of years as priest for Norwegians in Israel. He subsequently published several books on Israel and religious themes, and all through his life he remained committed to assist in further developing Norwegian-Israeli relations.[2] He also founded the Carmel Institute (Karmel-Instituttet), an organization dedicated to "pointing out the fulfillment of prophecies in Israel today, and to proclaim it within the Nordic countries and in Israel.".[3]
[edit] Righteous Among the Nations
On March 11th, 2007, the Commission for the Designation of the Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem reached the decision to award the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the late Per Faye-Hansen of Norway. According to a press release from Yad Vashem, Faye-Hansen was recognized for his efforts during World War II in hiding Jews in Norway and assisting in their escape to Sweden.
[edit] References
- ^ Righteous Among the Nations, Norway. Per Faye-Hansen. Yad Vashem. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Bilateral Relations. Per Faye-Hansen recognised as Righteous Among the Nations. Norway. The official site in Israel. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Om Karmel-Instituttet. Karmel-Instituttet. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
