Title: The grand mosque of Paris : a story of how Muslims saved Jews during the Holocaust /
Authors: Ruelle, Karen Gray; DeSaix, Deborah Durland
Publisher: Holiday House,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Benghabrit, Kaddour, Juvenile literature.; Benghabrit, Kaddour,; Mosquée de Paris Juvenile literature.; Mosquée de Paris.; Mosquée de Paris; World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue France Paris Juvenile literature.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) France Paris Juvenile literature.; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust France Paris Juvenile literature.; Jewish-Arab relations Juvenile literature.; France Ethnic relations Juvenile literature.
Abstract: During the Nazi occupation of Paris, no Jew was safe from arrest and deportation to a concentration camp. Few Parisians were willing to risk their own lives to help. Yet many Jews found refuge in an unlikely place, the sprawling complex of the Grand Mosque of Paris. Not just a place of worship but also a community center, this hive of activity was an ideal temporary hiding place for escaped prisoners of war and Jews of all ages, including children.