I am concerned about the plight of Jewish people in the Soviet Union. As you know. the Soviet Union continues to persecute those of her citizens who wish to practice their religion openly and freely. Jews are still being denied exit visas to Israel and the West. and they are not permitted to live freely as Jews under the Soviet regime. I bring to your attention the case of Boris Gasparov and his family. Boris. his wife. and daughter. the younger of two. have repeatedly been denied exit visas to Israel. Boris is a worldrecognized scholar of Slavic languages and linguistics and his wife Ira is a literary scholar. His daughter Olya is still in high school.