For this "crime." he is to spend 13 years in prison at hard labor. Mr. Speaker. Anatoly Shcharanskys case reflects the centuriesold quest of the Jewish people to live under democracy. free from oppression and prejudice. Shcharanskys desire to live with his people in Israel echoes the cries of Jews since Moses: "Let my people go." Shcharanskys story demands recounting. After being turned down by the Soviet authorities for a visa to emigrate to Israel. Shcharansky concentrated his efforts on monitoring the Soviet implementation of the Helsinki accords. In May. 1976. he became a founding member of the Committee for the Implementation of the Helsinki agreements in Moscow.
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