Mr. Speaker. this is a critical time for Dr. Gluzman and his family as we await his release and subsequent decisions on their right emigrate. I urge the unanimous support of this House for the adoption of House Joint Resolution 230 as a clear and unmistakable signal to the Soviet authorities that we are undivided in our support for Dr. Gluzman and his family. Mr. Speaker. finally I rise in support of House Resolution 269. a resolution calling upon the Soviet Union to permit the emigration of Yuli Kosharovsky and his family to Israel. Again. I want to thank the chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee for moving quickly on this resolution. The gentleman from New Jersey also deserves recognition for his steady leadership in this House on issues of human rights in the Soviet Union. The resolution before us calls on the Soviet authorities to respect various international human rights agreements and to permit the Kosharovsky family to emigrate to Israel. This action becomes all the more urgent in light of the dramatic cutbacks over recent months in the number of Jews permitted to leave the Soviet Union. In Yuli Kosharovskys case. even his basic right of freedom of religion has been violated by Soviet threats of imprisonment if heas one of Moscows leading Hebrew teacherscontinues to teach.
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