Speaker. I am proud to participate in "The Spirit of Helsinki. Vigil 1980." which seeks to draw attention to those Soviet Jewish families and individuals who wish to emigrate from the U.S.S.R.. but are unable to do so as a result of the restrictive emigration policies of the Soviet Government. In last years "Shatter the Silence. Vigil 1979." I again brought to your attention the case of Lev Gendin. a former electronics engineer who was denied an emigration visa to Israel in 1971 and subsequently was dismissed from his job. His wife of 3 months. Aviva KleinGendin. alone was granted a visa. Today she continues to work from her home in Israel for the freedom of her husband. Lev has been continually harassed by the Soviet State since his attempt to emigrate. He has been assaulted by KGB agents both in public and within KGB prisons. He has been subjected to preliminary arrests as well as beatings. and has served over 160 days in prison.
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