ʃˈætsks wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə ɹˈɛfjuːdʒˌiː kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi æz wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ tˈuː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz ðɪ ˈʌðɚ bˌiːɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛb ʌv ˈæmʃɪnˌɑːv, ʃˈɪmən ʃˈɑːləm kˈælɪʃ tə ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
Shatzkes was selected by the refugee community as one of their two representatives (the other being the rebbe of Amshinov, Shimon Sholom Kalish) to the Japanese government.