His arrest last Novemberironically just as the Madrid Conference on Human Rights got underwaywas the culmination of years of persecution. Dr. Brailovsky seeks only the freedom to practice his religion in the country of his choiceIsrael. Yet. from 1972. when he and his wife applied for permission to emigrate. he has undergone continual harassment and ever increasing persecution. As always with those who apply to leave the Soviet Union. Dr. Brailovsky and his wifewho holds a doctorate in computer science herselfwere denied the right to continue their professional careers. However. while they continued to seek permission to emigrate. Dr. Brailovsky also did everything he could to continue his creative efforts in mathematics.
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