I rise today to join my colleague. Senator PELL. in urging our Government to call on the Soviet Union to improve its treatment of Soviet Jewry. A plunge in emigration coupled with a surge in repression and harassment has put a strangle hold on Jewish movement and on Jewish cultural. scientific. and educational activities. Since late 1979. we have witnessed a steady decline in Jewish emigration. In October of 1979. 4.746 Jews emigrated. in October of this year the number had dwindled to 368. The Soviets continue to flagrantly deny the right of freedom of movement guaranteed in the Helsinki Accords. The Russian picture grows bleaker as we look at the steppedup repression by Soviet officials.
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