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Norwegian Righteous Among The Nations
During the German occupation of Norway, occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, its History of the Jews in Norway, Jewish community was The Holocaust in Norway, subject to persecution and Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II, deported to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non-Jewish Norwegians who risked their lives to smuggle the refugees out of Norway, typically to Sweden. , 67 of these individuals have been recognized by Yad Vashem as being Righteous Among the Nations. Yad Vashem has also recognized the Norwegian resistance movement collectively. List See also * Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust References External links Full list of Norwegians recognized by Yad Vashem {{Righteous footer Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations, Lists of Norwegian people, Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations Lists of Righteous Among the Nations, Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Occupation Of Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany controlled Norway until the capitulation of German forces in Europe on 8 May 1945. Throughout this period, a pro-German government named Den nasjonale regjering (English: the National Government) ruled Norway, while the Norwegian king Haakon VII and the prewar government escaped to London, where they formed a government in exile. Civil rule was effectively assumed by the ''Reichskommissariat Norwegen'' (Reich Commissariat of Norway), which acted in collaboration with the pro-German puppet government. This period of military occupation is, in Norway, referred to as the "war years", "occupation period" or simply "the war". Background Having maintained its neutrality during the First World War (1914–1918), Norwegian foreign and military policy since 1933 was largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kåre Kleivan
Kåre Kleivan (13 June 1917 – 10 February 1998) was a Norwegian journalist. He was from Tromsø, and started his journalistic career in '' Nordlys'' in 1937. During the German occupation of Norway he studied law at the University of Oslo and contributed to the illegal press before escaping to neutral Sweden, where he worked in the Norwegian legation in Stockholm. He is also known for escorting the Jewish family Smith from Northern Norway to Finland, away from German forces, in 1940. For this he was declared as a Righteous among the Nations in 2006. He worked in Associated Press from 1945 to 1948, then in the newspaper ''Verdens Gang''. From 1970 to 1984 he was a subeditor and leader of the political department in the newspaper. He chaired the local union ''Oslo Journalistklubb'' from 1972 to 1975 and was a national board member of the Norwegian Union of Journalists from 1962 to 1968. He was a member of the Workers' Youth League and the Norwegian Labour Party, and was also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Righteous Among The Nations
During the German occupation of Norway, occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, its History of the Jews in Norway, Jewish community was The Holocaust in Norway, subject to persecution and Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II, deported to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non-Jewish Norwegians who risked their lives to smuggle the refugees out of Norway, typically to Sweden. , 67 of these individuals have been recognized by Yad Vashem as being Righteous Among the Nations. Yad Vashem has also recognized the Norwegian resistance movement collectively. List See also * Rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust References External links Full list of Norwegians recognized by Yad Vashem {{Righteous footer Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations, Lists of Norwegian people, Norwegian Righteous Among the Nations Lists of Righteous Among the Nations, Norwegian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rescuers Of Jews During The Holocaust
During World War II, some individuals and groups helped Jews and others escape the Holocaust conducted by Nazi Germany. Since 1953, Israel's Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, has recognized 26,973 persons as Righteous among the Nations. Yad Vashem's Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, headed by an Israeli Supreme Court justice, recognizes rescuers of Jews as Righteous among the Nations to honor non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazi Germany. By country Poland Poland had a very large Jewish population, and, according to Norman Davies, more Jews were both killed and rescued in Poland than in any other nation: the rescue figure usually being put at between 100,000–150,000.Norman Davies; ''Rising '44: the Battle for Warsaw''; Viking; 2003; p. 200 The memorial at Bełżec extermination camp commemorates 600,000 murdered Jews and 1,500 Poles who tried to save Jews. Thousands in Poland have been hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Det Norske Samlaget
Det Norske Samlaget is a Norwegian publishing house founded on 24 March 1868 with the aim to promote and publish books in Landsmål, now known as Nynorsk. ''Det Norske Samlaget'' is now divided into two institutions: a literature organization, ''Litteraturselskapet Det Norske Samlaget'', which is a culturally focused political-interest organization, and the publishing portion, ''Forlaget Det Norske Samlaget,'' which since 1978 has been a non-profit foundation and is responsible for publishing operations. As a political organization, ''Litteraturselskapet Det Norske Samlaget'' works to promote the use of Nynorsk and the preparation and publication of books in Nynorsk. It is also responsible for several grants and awards such as the Nynorsk Literature Prize, the Melsom Prize (''Melsom-prisen'') established in 1922 through the endowment of shipowner Ferd. Melsom and the Blix Prize (''Blixprisen'') established through the Emma and Elias Blix Endowment. Since 1978 the ''Forlaget D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Waal
Nic Waal, born Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen in Kristiania, Norway (1 January 1905 – 28 May 1960) was a Norwegian psychiatrist, noted for her work among children and adolescents in Norway where she is known as "the mother of Norwegian pediatric and adolescent psychiatry." She was also active in the Norwegian resistance during World War II, and was named as one of the Righteous among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Biography Caroline Schweigaard Nicolaysen (known in her childhood as Bitteba) was the youngest of four children born to Vilhelm Bernhoft Nicolaysen, an Army officer, and Anna Horn. She grew up in the section of Oslo known as Homansbyen, apparently an active and curious child, but also unusually sensitive. According to her son Helge Waal, she was prone to psychosomatic A somatic symptom disorder, formerly known as a somatoform disorder,(2013) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Resch-Synnestvedt
Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor * ''Alice'' (Hermann book), a 2009 short story collection by Judith Hermann Computers * Alice (computer chip), a graphics engine chip in the Amiga computer in 1992 * Alice (programming language), a functional programming language designed by the Programming Systems Lab at Saarland University * Alice (software), an object-oriented programming language and IDE developed at Carnegie Mellon * Alice mobile robot * Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity, an open-source chatterbot * Matra Alice, a home micro-computer marketed in France * Alice, a brand name used by Telecom Italia for internet and telephone services Video games * '' Alice: An Interactive Museum'', a 1991 adventure game * ''American McGee's Alic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Fredriksens Transport
Carl Fredriksens Transport was the code name for an operation during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany to help History of the Jews in Norway, Jews and other persecuted Norwegians escape Holocaust in Norway, persecution, Jewish deportees from Norway during World War II, deportation, and murder in death camps. Background The Nazi regime in Norway implemented its part of the Holocaust through a series of steps, starting with registration, then confiscation, internment and concentration, and ultimately deportation of Jews, primarily to Auschwitz. Some Jews had fled Norway to Sweden earlier in the war, but most had stayed in their homes until October 26, 1942. At that point, most men were arrested and detained in prison camps, while women and children were ordered to report to the nearest police station on a daily basis. The escape operation Although the Norwegian resistance movement had maintained a network of escape routes to Sweden, they were unprepared to deal with the urge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asker
Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greater Asker) in Viken (county), Viken county, together with the traditional Buskerud districts Røyken and Hurum; Asker proper constitutes the northern fourth and is part of the Greater Oslo Region. The administrative centre was the town of Asker, which remains so for the new larger municipality. Asker was established as a parish in the Middle Ages and as a municipality Formannskapsdistrikt, on 1 January 1838. History Since the Middle Ages, the Asker parish consisted of the later municipalities Asker and Bærum. In the 19th century Bærum became the Vestre Bærum and Østre Bærum parish, and Asker and Bærum were also established as separate municipalities. In 2020, Asker municipality merged with Røyken and Hurum to form Asker, Viken, a la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched the Protestant Reformation. The reaction of the government and church authorities to the international spread of his writings, beginning with the '' Ninety-five Theses'', divided Western Christianity. During the Reformation, Lutheranism became the state religion of numerous states of northern Europe, especially in northern Germany, Scandinavia and the then- Livonian Order. Lutheran clergy became civil servants and the Lutheran churches became part of the state. The split between the Lutherans and the Roman Catholics was made public and clear with the 1521 Edict of Worms: the edicts of the Diet condemned Luther and officially banned citizens of the Holy Roman Empire from defending or propagating his ideas, subjecting advocates of Lutheranis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christen Mamen
Hans Christen Mamen (20 April 1919 – 14 October 2009) was a Norwegian resistance member, local historian, priest and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Biography He hailed from the farm Vogellund in Asker. He started studies at the MF Norwegian School of Theology, and was a volunteer in the Winter War. During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he became involved in the Norwegian resistance movement and had to flee to Sweden. He continued his education and graduated from Uppsala University. He was a courier for the Norwegian legation in Stockholm's department IV from 1944, and was a border pilot for Jews who fled across the Norway-Sweden border. For this he was declared as a Righteous among the Nations. After the war he returned to the MF Norwegian School of Theology and took the practical-theological education in 1946. He was a hospital priest at Dikemark Hospital from 1948 to 1969, and vicar in Oppegård from 1970 to 1978. From 1978 to 1988 he was the vicar in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Friends
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's ability to experience the light within or see "that of God in every one". Some profess a priesthood of all believers inspired by the First Epistle of Peter. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional Quaker understandings of Christianity. There are also Nontheist Quakers, whose spiritual practice does not rely on the existence of God. To differing extents, the Friends avoid creeds and hierarchical structures. In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to ''evangelical'' and ''programmed'' branches that hold services with singing and a prepared Bible message coordinated by a pastor. Some 11% practice ''waiting worship'' or ''unprogrammed wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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