They are going to a country where the skills and education may or may not be recognized. where they do not know the language. and where they will start a new life. Typically. 1 met family groups--husband. wife. children. and grandparents. Reunification of family is the sole basis today recognized by the Soviet Union as grounds to emigrate. Another impression is the number of professionals in the group. I was interested that professionals would be allowed to leave because you would think that they would be the most valuable people to retain. As an example. of the 250 present at Schoenau when I was there17 were engineers. six doctors. eight nurses. four teachers. five technicians. and three economists. just to name a few. It was very evident to me that the refugees had not lost their Jewish identity. regardless of Soviet attempts to end religious observances. schooling and training. Mr. Speaker. significantly I heard repeatedly of English and Israeli language broadcasts.
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