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Political Activities Demonstrations Jews in the United States were a small minority and it seemed unlikely that they could influence the American government and its policies . But the members of the Emergency Committee stopped at nothing in their attempt to raise awareness of the fate of the Jews under the Nazis . A particularly well-known example is the demonstration of 400 rabbis which took place in front of the White House on October 6 , 1943 , a few days before Yom Kippur . The rabbis planned to submit a petition to President Roosevelt , demanding the immediate establishment of a government committee to rescue the remaining Jews from Nazi Europe . 9 President Roosevelt opposed the establishment of such a committee and even refused to meet the demonstrators who opposed his policy which stated that all efforts must go to defeating the Germans and in this way the Jews would be saved . Why do you think that it was nonetheless important to organize this demonstration ?
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