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Political Contacts The members of the Emergency Committee also contacted and convinced many politicians of the need to establish a committee to rescue all those persecuted by the Nazis ( starting with the Jews ) . 10 Imagine you are a member of the Emergency Committee . What would you say to convince politicians to rescue the Jews in Europe ? Remember , the vast majority of the politicians weren’t Jewish and Europe is far away from America . The Efforts of the Emergency Committee Bear Fruit The Emergency Committee gained much support in their attempt to form this committee and were influential in causing President Roosevelt to establish The War Refugee Board which operated from January 1944 throughout the last 15 months of the war . During these 15 months alone , the War Refugee Board rescued as many as 200 , 000 Jews . Today , there are several important and powerful organizations which try to in fl uence U . S . policy to promote Jewish interests , such as AIPAC ( American Israel Public Affairs Committee ) and J Street .
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