Biography
Alexander Schatz was born in Kiev, Russia (present-day Ukraine). Worked as a printer. Immigrated to the United States in 1909.
Around 1917 he joined Branch No. 1 of the Union of Russian Workers in New York. A member of the editorial board of Khleb i Volia and brother of fellow URW member Boris Schatz, he was arrested during the first Palmer Raids in November 1919. During questioning he declared, “I consider myself a citizen and a laborer wherever I work and wherever I live.” He was deported aboard the Buford on December 21, 1919, leaving behind his wife and stepchild in the U.S.
Case
Ellis Island Immigration Station
