Since 1978 she has survived the exile of four Siberian winters. withstanding both physical and mental strain. I was quite relieved to learn of her release this past springbut the struggle for her freedom continues. Ida Nudel is now fighting the atrocious Soviet emigration system. as well as unending hardships. She has applied for an emigration visa. but in the meantime she is spending her nights on a bench in a train station. because several Russian cities have refused her application for a propiska. or residency permit. Ida Nudel is now 52 years old. She has fought all her life for the basic rights we enjoy as Americans and that others in the free world take for granted. Her simple wish is to join her sister in Israel. yet the Soviet Union effectively holds her prisoner in an endless maze of paperwork. I have repeatedly written to Soviet officials requesting her overdue permission to emigrateall to no avail. But we must continue to press for her right to live in the country of her choice. not only for Idas sake. but also as a symbol of our serious intentions regarding international human rights. The Soviet Union must comprehend that the free nations of the world will not permit flagrant violations of the Helsinki accords to go unnoticed or unchecked.
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