> cellers determination to fight u. s. immigration quotas was particularly reinforced one sunday during world war ii when a bearded rabbi came to his home. celler always left the door unlocked on sundays so his constituents could enter without ringing or knocking. the rabbi in a black hat and long coat, clutching a cane, spoke forcefully to celler. dont you see, cant you see? the rabbi asked, wont you see that there are millions  millions  being killed. cant we save some of them? cant you, mr. congressman, do something? celler equivocated, averring that president roosevelt had told him that he sympathized with the jewish plight but could not divert ships being used to transport war material and soldiers to bring in refugees. the rabbis reply moved celler to tears: if six million cattle had been slaughtered, he observed, there would have been greater interest.
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