Mr. Speaker. in the midst of our efforts to establish and maintain peace in the troublesome Middle East. as the result of the latest ArabIsraeli war and our evercontinuing efforts at d6tente with the Soviet Union. there are many Jews who are being held in Soviet jails because of their attempts to emigrate or to practice their religion. For most of us here in the United States. the deprivation suffered by these prisoners of conscience are academic and intellectual concepts which stun the brain but not the heart. Just recently I was privileged to share a letter which was written by Wulf Zalmanson to his uncle who is in Israel. Zalmanson is one of the prisoners of whom I speak being held for his beliefs. He is accused of hijacking a plane. however. his real crime is his desire to be a Jew in a society where religion is frowned upon and where emigration is nearly impossible. Wulf Zalmanson just recently celebrated his 34th birthday. Unfortunately. he will also spend eight more birthdays there in the Permskaya Oblast Prison.
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