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In Nazi-occupied France, when no Jew was safe from deportation to a concentration camp, many Jews found refuge and community in the sprawling complex of the Grand Mosque of Paris
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Publication
Holiday House (2009), 40 pages
Description
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.
Awards
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2011-2012)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2010)
Middle East Book Award (Honorable Mention — Picture Book — 2009)
Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award (Honor Award — 2010)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 11.19 inches
ISBN
0823421597 / 9780823421596
DDC/MDS
940.53 |