Now that the Soviet Union is interested in a detente with the United States. it is the firm conviction of Rabbi Lewis and his congregation that this adoption project will help open new avenues of communication and understanding between America and the Soviet Union. I would like to call to the attention of my colleagues the severe problems being faced by this adopted family. Mr. and Mrs. Veniamin Khaikin. and their three children. who applied for exit visas in August 1974: A report on the plight of Mr. and Mrs. Veniamin Khaikin and their three children who are the adopted family of Temple Isaiah. In April 1974.