Vladimir read it secretly at night under his blanket. He became increasingly involved in Jewish activities. began training as an historian with the goal of studying Hebrew and the Bible more openly and narrowly missed being brought to trial for his activities in 1966. Now. as a result of his requests to emigrate. Vladimir has been dismissed from his job. He is without relatives or money. Like thousands of Jewish citizens in the Soviet Union. he is a victim of an official system which discourages emigration. even though the Soviet Constitution proclaims it as a right. One of the ways the government discourages emigration is to allow some members of Jewish families to emigrate to Israel while refusing the same right to other members of the same family. In Vladimirs case. it has been his fate to be detained in the Soviet Union while his family has been freed. Leonid reports his brother has written letters. seeking assistance. to United Nations SecretaryGeneral Kurt Waldheim and to President Nixon.
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