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The Grand Mosque of Paris

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