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The Nazi's conquered France in
1950
1920
1930
1940
The mosque was given to the North African Muslims
by the French government for their help in Word War 1.
by France to the Jews in the country.
by Germany to the French for helping Hitler.
The mosque was an ideal place
to help the Nazi's spy on the Jews.
to hide the Jews and help them escape.
to hide the Muslims who helped the Jews.
How big is the Grand Mosque of Paris_
the size of a city block.
not to big, like a neighborhood church.
The rescue involved
the Nazi and the Vichy government
an large network of men and women of different religions
the Muslims living in Paris
the Jews living in Paris
What was not part of the rescue effort
giving the Jewish children cake and icecream.
getting shelter in safe houses for the Jewish children
giving the Jewish children false passports
raising fund to pay for the Jewish children's care
The Grand Mosque was the perfect cover because
it was a place of worship and a community center.
it was a brand new place.
It didn't have many rooms.
The rescue was successful because
The Nazi's were blind.
The Jews spoke perfect French.
The Nazi's didn't speak French.
Jews could pass for a Muslim.
Beneath the Mosque
there was the city sewer system.
there was the Seine River
there was a secret tunnell.
The Seine River was used
to send the Jews to Germany
to smuggle the Jews to Algeria or Spain.
to have swimming classes for the children.
The rector of the Grand Mosque
was Si Kaddour Benghabrit
was Adolf Hitler
was Albert Assouline
Benghabrit set up in the Grand Mosqu
a special classroom to teach the Jews french.
a prayer room for Jewish women.
an alarm system to warn fugitves to hide
Other Muslims helped the Jews
by coaching them to speak and act Germans
by coaching them to speak and act as Arabs.
by coaching them to speak and act Parisians
Albert Assouline wrote that in life and death situations
there are always people who will do the right thing.
there are always people who will do the wrong thing
there are people who will do nothng.
Where is the Grand Mosque located?
in Paris
in Berlin
in Rome
in New York
