In September, 1941, Soviet government, to mobilize all forces to support the nation-defending war, set free Erlich and Alter who had been imprisoned for two years and promised them to found an international Jewish Anti-Hitler committee. 1941年9月,苏联政府为了动员一切力量支援卫国战争,将羁押两年之久的埃利希和阿尔特释放出狱,并允诺他们组建国际性的犹太人反希特勒委员会。