ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ɪn kˈoʊb baɪ bˈoʊt ɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ʃˈætsks ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɹᵻnˈuːd hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːf ˈɛfɚts fɚðɪ ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd dʒˈuːɪʃ ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiːz ðˈɛɹ.
Arriving in Kobe by boat in May 1941, Shatzkes immediately renewed his relief efforts for the almost five thousand Jewish refugees there.