I am greatly concerned about the treatment of Jews in the Soviet Union. I am disturbed by reports that there are systematic efforts to deprive these people of their language. traditions. and cultural identity. Equally distressing is the fact that Soviet Jews are continually denied their right to emigrate to a country of their choosing. The continued incarceration of Shcharansky and the many other "prisonersofconscience" must not go unnoticed. Direct contact and continued pressure from concerned groups and individuals is of great importance if Jews. like Shcharansky. who wish to emigrate are to succeed in obtaining exit visas. We must let the Soviet Union and the rest of the world know that we condemn the Soviets treatment of Jews. Only if individuals and nations of conscience continue to protest this denial of basic human rights. will emigration and with it the promise of freedom. become a reality. not just a dream to Soviet Jews.*
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