However. they do not despair. They live with the hope that one day they will be allowed to return to their spiritual homeland where they may live freely as Jews. Mr. Speaker. the Soviets denial of emigration privileges to the Ovsischer family to be united with their daughter who now lives in Israel is a blatant violation of the family reunification provision of the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. to which they are a signatory. Unfortunately. this is not an isolated case. It Is time for the Soviets to end the continued persecution of Soviet refuseniks.
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