No group is more tragicaly affected by this hateful policy than the Soviet Jews. In recent months the distant longing of thousands of Jews to live in Israel has come closer to reality. Soviet policy seemed to waver. The Soviet prohibition against emigration relaxed. In a years time. the number of Jews leaving the Soviet Union rose from 1.000 to almost 15.000. By the time of the Presidents visit less than 4 short months ago. it appeared that the number this year would reach at least 35.000and the door might be left open for the 80.000 who have already applied to leave.
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