The purpose of this hearing. which commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre. was to demonstrate to the Soviet leadership the depth of American concern about Soviet antiSemitism and to illustrate. once again. the importance which the United States places upon human rights. We had the privilege of receiving testimony from six witnesses. each of whom has a special expertise. derived from governmental service. scholarly study. or personal experience. on the problems of Soviet Jewry. Collectively. these witnesses offered conclusive evidence that the Soviet Government has intensified its campaign against Soviet Jews through harassment. propaganda. and new forms of discrimination. In addition. the Soviet leadership has sought to undermine the Jewish emigration movement by cutting the monthly emigration rate and imprisoning Jewish activists. One of our witnesses. the distinguished Soviet physicist and former refusnik. Dr.
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