I am happy to join with my colleague. Congressman NORMAN LENT. in the 1982 Congressional Call to Conscience Vigil for Soviet Jewry. This is a continuing effort begun in 1976 to bring to the attention of Congress and the public the continuing plight of Soviet Jews who are being detained in the Soviet Union because of that governments restrictive emigration policies. I sponsored the Vigil for Freedom for Soviet Jewry in 1978 as part of this effort. At that time. I spoke on behalf of Alexander and Leah Maryasin and their daughter. Faina. who at that time had. for 5 years. repeatedly been denied permission to leave the Soviet Union and emigrate to Israel to join their oldest daughter. I am sad to say that today. 5 years later. no progress has been made in their case. I once again speak on behalf of this family.
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