I speak of the International League for the Repatriation of Russian Jews. There is one man whose name I want to mention only because he is typical of the type of individual who assumed leadership roles in this movement. Alex Schlesinger. a Romanian refugee. and survivor of the horrors of Auschwitz. He brought to America a vow that this would never happen again and a determined effort to assist all his brethren left behind. In 1958. he rallied support for freedom of Jews behind the Iron Curtain under the ancient call. "Let my people go." The battle was on and I couldnt forget the fact that at first. they battled almost totally without allies.