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The Grand Mosque of Paris Author: Karen Gray Ruelle

ISBN: 9780823423040 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 40 Published: 1 July 2010 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 0.635 x 27.305 x 24.13 Description: The book begins with a quote found in Islamic and Jewish traditions: Save one life, and it is as if you've saved all of humanity. Today's problems between these two Abrahamic religions are obvious, but there are moments of brotherhood. During the Nazi occupation of France, Jews were being rounded up and sent to concentration camps.

One avenue of refuge was the Grand Mosque in Paris, where Jewish adults and children hid, some briefly until they could be spirited away, others for longer stays. Thanks to the mosques rector, and particularly Berbers from Algeria, many lives were saved. This is a fascinating, little-known piece of history (the afterword explains how difficult it was to research).

The authors sometimes try too hard to explain too much to a middle-grade audience, but they effectively capture the desperation felt by the victims and the enormous effort made by the resistance. The evocative paintings in somber colours heighten the tension.

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