The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WW2.

The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WW2.

Here’s a story you’ve probably never heard, a Muslim Mosque in Paris during World War II helped people of Jewish decent escape from the Nazi’s.

According to the New York Times people were examined on a case by case basis and estimates place the number of people who were rescued at somewhere between a few dozen and 1,700.

Confirming the story is numerous historical accounts of the mosque’s involvement.

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