Mr. Speaker. on Long Island there is one sole voice that speaks out and looks out for the plight of Jews trapped in the Soviet Union. I say "trapped" because they are not allowed to emigrate to the country of their choice. a right guaranteed them by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other international agreements including the final act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. signed in Helsinki in August 1975 by 35 nations including the U.S.S.R. And I say "trapped" because in exchange for the exercising of their right to emigrate they are scorned and frequently imprisoned by Soviet authorities. That sole voice from Long Island speaking out for their freedom is an organization called the Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry. which. I am proud to say. has an expanding membership. many of whom come from my congressional district.
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