Mr. Speaker. in a continuing effort to expose the plight of the many individuals in the Soviet Union who are being denied basic human rights and who are subjected to constant harassment and persecution. I would like to bring to your attention the case of Marina Tiemkin. a 15yearold Jewish girl from Moscow. This young woman. who did nothing more than request an exit visa to emigrate to Israel. found herself ostracized. incarcerated in a mental institution. and then confined to a socalled "youth camp." Marinas father has been forced +-o eavet coutr~y withutL jie. after being threatened with arrest. and Marina is presently being kept by her mother. who will not permit her to have contact with anyone or anything Jewish. Marina Tiemkins story has been retold by the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry in the following article which I commend to my colleagues:
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