Speaker. I am elated at the release of Soviet prisoner of conscience Iosef Mendelevich after 10 years of imprisonment. and hope that this heralds. finally. a recognition by Soviet authorities that the human rights movement will not be ignored. I am convinced that had our voices not been raised these past 10 years in behalf of Mendelevich. he would still be in prison today. and I want to take this opportunity to urge all of our colleagues to recognize the importance of the vigil in the effort to assist Soviet Jews as well as other national groups within the Soviet Union to emigrate to a free country. Our friend Mike Barnes is coordinating the vigil this year. and I urge you to join in this worthwhile effort by contacting him. We owe him a debt of gratitude for his work in behalf of Soviet Jewry and particularly for his work on this years vigil.
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