He and his wife. Gita. and their 22yearold son. Mikhail. for many years have been seeking permission to emigrate to Israel. where they have friends and relatives. In 1975. they were granted exit visas by the Soviet Government. They vacated their apartment and shipped their belongings to Israel. Then. in a cruel lastminute reversal. the Soviet authorities prevented the Stolars from boarding the plane and canceled their exit visas. The Soviets explanation for this varies from one occasion to the next. sometimes they give no reason. Since then the Stolars have been left to eke out a living as best they can.
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