Mr. Speaker. again I rise to bring to the attention of my colleagues the plight of Pavel Peretzovich Abramovich and his family. Pavel is a formerly respected electronics engineer who was fired from his job when he applied for visas to emigrate to Israel. Since then he has been teaching Hebrew. That is a remarkable task in a country where it is nearly impossible to obtain textbooks. training. or the official recognition accorded teachers of other foreign languages. Pavel is one of a small band of heroic figures who. having been denied the opportunity to pursue their trained professions. pursue their beliefs. and convictions at great personal risk to themselves and their families. For 8 years Soviet authorities have refused to grant the Abramovich family emigration visas. Their request for explanation has always been "State interests." Nothing else. Pavel has been threatened several times with being tried for "parasitism." That is an odious classification applied to those who do not hold a job officially recognized by the Soviet Government.
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