Felzenshteins father and sister were not considered to be members of his family. Second. as a hero of the Soviet Union. a title of honor conferred by the Soviet Government. Felzenshtein was told that his emigration to Israel was considered undesirable. Appealing to Premier Kosygin for a reconsideration of his application. Milia argued for the fundamental right of human beings to emigrate and pointed out that he and his family were being penalized for his heroic deeds on the battlefield in World War II. Mr. Speaker. the plight of the Felzenshtein family is not unique. Last year I was able to speak by telephone with a Jewish woman living in Moscow who. along with her husband and two children. was attempting to emigrate to Israel. She related to me the many hardships. including the loss of her job and her husbands. which they encountered following their application for permission to leave the country. She stressed that their misfortune was not an isolated example of Soviet harassment but rather one of many similar cases. The time has come for Soviet leaders to revise their stand on emigration. It is time for Congress to pass the MillsVanik amendment.
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