Jews have been fired from their jobs. and Jewish homes have been raided by the police to seize religious material. The Soviet authorities are even preventing mail and prepaid packages from the West from reaching the Jews of Russia. In the face of this ongoing tragedy. we must double and redouble our efforts to focus world pressure on the Soviet Union to allow their Jewish citizens to emigrate and to bring to an end this vicious antiSemitic campaign. We must make it clear to the leaders of the Soviet Government that their attempts to silence the Jews of Russia will not go unnoticed and unprotested here in Congress. We must let the leaders in the Kremlin know that we are outraged over their treatment of the Jews of Russia. and we must also let the Jews of Russia know that we do care and that we have not forgotten them and their struggles. It is only by means of pressure on the Soviet leaders that Jewish emigration will increase and the Jews of Russia will not have to live in constant fear of losing their jobs. their heritage. and their lives. Mr. Speaker. this special order is intended to call attention to what is happening today in the Soviet Union. It is my fervent hope and prayer that a year from now there will be no need for this special order and that the Jews of the Soviet Union will be free to emigrate and free to practice Judaism and free to enjoy their rich cultural heritage.9
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