He fought for transparency, accountability, equity and support directed to grass-roots organizations. : He fought for transparency, accountability, equity and support directed to grass-roots organizations. Pablo Eisenberg was only 7 years old in 1939 when he boarded an American-bound liner with his parents and younger sister in Bordeaux as the Nazis were poised to invade France. But as young as he was, their nail-biting escape nevertheless instilled in him a lifelong commitment to powerless people left behind.