Ida Nudel is imprisoned in Siberia because she dared to speak out and tell the world of the Soviet Governments unrelenting and systematic harassment of Jewish prisoners of conscience who languish and suffer in Soviet prison camps. jails. and psychiatric hospitals. She was sent to Siberia as punishment for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of Jewish prisoners by sending packages of medicine. food. and clothing to them. She was punished because she dared to ask the Soviet Union to grant her an exit visa. an exit visa she had waited 7 long and harassed years for. Her world today is one of primitive living conditions and improper medical care. Ida Nudel should serve as a reminder to us that we must never take for granted the joys of spending time with our loved ones.