We learned first hand of their experiences. of their trials and tribulations in the Soviet Union. their way of life and their oppressions merely because they were Jewshow they had been downgraded in their work and in their community life. how so many had been fired outright and penalized in one form or another merely because they were Jews and because they were determined to adhere to their heritage and traditions. Through interpreters. we talked Informally about their plights in the Soviet Union. If ever anyone had doubt of the suppression of freedoms in the Soviet Union. I wish they could have heard these refugees. Later on in our mission we visited the absorption center in Israel where we saw the housing units where these refugees would inhabit. One of the most serious problems faced by the influx of newcomers Is the task of finding suitable housing. The building schedule of the Israeli Government provides for only 7.000 housing units to be available in 1972.
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