Ida gathered strength within the Soviet Jewish community and encouraged refuseniks to act collectively in countering Soviet persecution. Under the constant threat of harassment and abuse by Soviet officials. Ida refused to remain silent. In a final. desperate attempt to obtain an exit visa. Ida had hung a banner from her balcony which read "KGB give me my visa." Three weeks after this public display. on June 21. 1978. Ida Nudel was convicted of "malicious hooliganism." She was sentenced to 4 years of exile in Siberia for expressing her wish to emigrate from the Soviet Union. Mr. Speaker. even while serving her sentence in the oppressive surroundings of Siberia.
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