From 500 in 1789 to 400,000 in 1936 End Paris, Apr. 19.
Figures showing the growth of the Jewish element in the French capital are published in "Action Francaise"
The number of Jews living in Paris in the year of 1789 was 500. Eleven years later, at the beginning of the 9th century. the Jewish population of Paris had risen to 4000. In the year of 1870, at the time of the Franco-German war, it had grown to 30,00 and at the outbreak of the world war to 90,000.
The biggest influx of all occurred during the last few years so that by 1936 the Jewish population of: Pari reached the enormous figure of 400,- 000.—Trans-Ocean.
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