Prohibited from the free exercise of their religious and cultural traditions. Jews in the Soviet Union are clearly made secondclass citizens within their country. Officially approved antiSemitic propaganda is flourishing in the Soviet Union. yet Soviet Jews are also kept from emigrating to Israel. Today a Soviet Jew runs the risk of imprisonment if he merely makes application for an exit visa. Nevertheless. many Jews are coming forward and doing just that. In the face of such adversity. the Jews of the Soviet Union are thus showing some remarkable courage. They want to continue living as Jews. not merely assimilate into the overall Soviet population. They deserve to have their case told throughout the world. and they deserve our active support. We must continue to call on the Soviet Government to permit emigration to Israel for all
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