It also was a tribute to the persistence of Daniel Greer. deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Ports and Terminals. who voluntarily represented the Rigermans before the State Department. Commissioner Greers efforts deserve the highest accolade. The Rigermans received exit visas from the Soviet Union on February 15. and U.S. passports were issued to them by the U.S. consul in Moscow on February 16. Tomorrow Leonid Rigerman will be in Washington where he will speak at a press conference. which I will sponsor. along with my distinguished colleague from New York . for members of the House and Senate who joined us last November in urging the State Department to act affirmatively to confirm the Rigermans citizenship. My pleasure regarding the arrival of the Rigermans must be tempered. however. by the plight facing the Jews of the Soviet Union who do not possess U.S. citizenship and are unable to emigrate. Yesterday at the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City. Rabbi Steven Riskin. who was deeply involved in assisting the Rigermans. introduced Leonid Rigerman. who movingly described conditions facing Soviet Jews.
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