Stolar became a radio announcer and settled in Moscow with his new wife. Gita. whose parents had been murdered by the Nazis. The Stolars repatriation attempts began in 1974 when they applied to emigrate to Israel. In May of 1975. the family obtained Soviet exit permits. however. on June 19. 1975. immediately before boarding the plane to Israel. the Stolar family was detained at passport control on the pretext that Gita had access to secret information through her employment as a geologist. Since 1975. the Stolars subsequent applications to leave the U.S.S.R. have been met with constant refusals. The Stolars have changed their applications to U.S. exit visa only in order to enhance the possibility of emigration. Since 1975. the Soviet Union has been forcing them to live in a sparsely furnished. governmentowned apartment with virtually no belongings. In addition. as foreigners. the Stolars are prevented by Soviet law from traveling more than 25 miles from Moscow.
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