We cannot forget that it has been that long since the arrest of Anatoly Shcharansky. a Soviet Jew whose plight made headlines throughout the free world. This man is a symbol of the desire we all have to cling to the basic freedoms to which we all have a right. Rather than describe all the details of his personal nightmare. let me just say that he was a Jewish activist who tried to insure emigration rights for his fellow Jews. His goal was to promote. not alter. Soviet law. but his Soviet superiors did not see the situation quite the same way. The secret police were intent on destroying the Jewish emigration movement. and they would not allow Anatoly Shcharansky to stand in their way. He has since suffered greatly at a Soviet labor camp and a prison for criminals. His health continues to deteriorate. he has been denied visits and letters from his family. and his bride.
Keywords matched
emigration