Review of Pre-WWII cities

Questions to answer in a paragraph:


-How large was the town's/city's Jewish population (before the war) and how long had Jews been living there?
-What was Jewish life/culture in that town/city like prior to the German invasion?
-Where is or was that town/city located?
-When and how did the town/city come under Nazi rule (timeline)?
-What was the fate of this particular town's/city's Jews during the Holocaust?


  Before WWII , there were approximately 350,000 Jews residing in France alone. 175,000 of those people resided in Paris. The city (Paris, France) was one of the European cities that most Jews had found refuge in. It was the place where you could run to in times of trouble and not be suspected until WWII. Paris is in northern France, near the English Channel and Belgium. The city came under Nazi rule in June of 1940 through invasion in May 1940 and the signing of the armistice. 
After WWII, 50,000 Jews in Paris were deported and murdered.