Auroras Bnai Israel. has brought a different sort of case to my attention. Four and onehalf years ago. Karl Grinberg applied for permission for himself and his family to emigrate to Israel. As a result. he and his wife both lost their jobs and the Grinbergs suffered a divorce in order that Mrs. Grinberg and their two sons could apply independently. Two years later. the three of them did receive their visas and emigrated to Israel. Karl Grinberg has been separated from his family for 2 years. The KGB has threatened prison on charges of parasitismthe crime of being unemployed. The Grinberg case is tragic but it is one among many which comes under violation of the Helsinki agreements. Northern Illinois relatives of those people still living in the Soviet Union have been told of the increasing difficulties facing those wishing to emigrate. Today I have addressed the case of Karl Grinberg in letters to Secretary Brezhnev and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin. I ask that the text of my letter to the Secretary be included in the RECORD at this point: DEAR SECRETARY BREZHNEV: I am writing to ask that permission be granted to Mr. Karl Grinberg to emigrate to Israel. where he will be reunited with his wife and two sons. I have learned that he has been awaiting permission to emigrate for nearly four years. I came to be made aware of this case through friends of Mr. Grinberg who live in my congressional district.
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