When the Final Solution began, the Vichy government volunteered to round up and hand over to the Germans all the foreign Jews from the Un-occupied Zone of France. They were already found guilty. The Trial of the French society. As the atrocities of the Germans became known, the scenes from the deportations moved the conscience of the French people, limiting the vigor of the French help. This change was brought about by the openly condemnation of the German bestialities by the French clergy.
Foreigners are real men and women. . .
They are a part of the human species. They are our brothers like so many others. France was one of the countries controlled by the Germans at the early stages of war, but it had a high level of democratic tradition of Liberte, Fraternity and Egalite. Many factors contributed to the relatively high survival rate, the most important factor was the attitude of the silent majority, who made it difficult of the Germans to identify and catch the Jews. Even the local police cooperated only reluctantly with the Germans, Jews were provided with false identification papers, given shelter and moral support.