He was born in Chicago. an American citizen. In 1931. following Stolars graduation from high school. his parents took him to the Soviet Union. seeking work which could not be found during the Great Depression. Stolar never renounced his American citizenship and always carried a valid U.S. passportuntil it was confiscated when he applied for an exit visa in The Stolar family received exit visas in 1975. sold their apartment and shipped their belongings to Israel. where they hoped to join Abes sister Eva. But as they were about to board the airplane leaving the Soviet Union. they were stopped. Their visas were rescinded on the pretext that Gita had been doing secret work in her job as a chemical engineer. When they returned to Moscow. the local housing authority put them in an unfurnished apartment belonging to someone else. They continue to be faced with possible eviction.
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