After applying for permission to leave for Israel. both she and her husband were dismissed from their jobs. They have been forced to sell most of their personal belongings in order to survive. Speaking freely and eloquently of the plight of so many Soviet Jews. the woman told me that the Government had just ordered into active military service seven persons who applied for permission to emigrate to Israel. Four were placed into active service last Thursday while three received orders the previous day. The injustice and cruelty of the official Soviet policy. the woman explained. goes beyond the mere induction of these people who want to emigrate to Israel. She said once the individuals are in the military service that the Soviet authorities would refuse permission to emigrate on the basis they possessed secret military information which might be compromised if they were permitted to leave. I had heard stories of the extreme hardships imposed on those who had been committed to internment or labor camps for their efforts in trying to leave the Soviet Union. The woman said reports indeed indicated that internees and prisoners were being confined under terrible conditions.
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