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Write a two paragraph summary of "The Grand Mosque of Paris" ​

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The Amazing Mosque of Paris is the sto­ry of the Mus­lim com­mu­ni­ty of Paris dur­ing the Nazi occu­pa­tion of World War II and their endeavors to res­cue Jews. The mosque con­struct­ed in 1926 had space for a com­mu­ni­ty cen­ter, library, restau­rant, clin­ic and apart­ments for the func­tionar­ies. It was built upon a maze of sub­ter­ranean tun­nels and rooms, ranges that had been exca­vat­ed for build­ing stones for the city of Paris. These under­ground pas­sages and cat­a­combs served as hid­ing places and elude courses for those hunt­ed by the French police and Gestapo. The res­cue and elude of Jews was beneath the lead­er­ship of the Rec­tor, Si Kad­dour Beng­habrit, a sophis­ti­cat­ed Alge­ri­an­born diplo­mat, who was con­sid­ered the foremost pow­er­ful Mus­lim in France at the time. The cler­ics pro­vid­ed sanc­tu­ary, cer­tifi­cates of Mus­lim iden­ti­ty and secure pas­sage for those who looked for their offer assistance. This well writ­ten, con­cise his­to­ry is upgraded by the beau­ti­ful dou­

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