I rise to strongly condemn the Soviet Union for its hideous treatment of Ida Nudel. the only Jewish woman now held in the U.S.S.R. as a prisoner of conscience. Ida Nudel is now in internal exile in Siberia. a victim of Moscows official policy of systematic repression and its continued violation of human rights. Ida Nudel first applied for a visa to leave the Sovet Union for Israel in 1973. Her application was denied. and she undertook a major effort to care for and support Jewish prisoners who were jailed for their beliefs. Her unwaivering commitment to these individuals earned her the title "guardian angel of the prisoners of conscience." After she was rebuffed in applying to emigrate. and as a result of her devotion to Jewish dissidents. Ida Nudel was subject to the most vicious harassment by Soviet officials. Finally. on June 1. 1978. in utter desperation. she placed a banner outside her apartment window stating: "KGB. Give Me a Visa to Israel." She was arrested for "malicious hooliganism" and sentenced to 4 years of internal exile. Ida Nudel now languishes in the far off wastes of Siberia. She has serious medical problems. yet she has been denied permission to travel to.
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