Recently. though. this request was also turned down. The 52yearold activist. homeless and harassed. must know that the international community will not tolerate this terrible violation of her human rights. Ida Nudel was refused permission to leave for Israel on the grounds that she possessed "state secrets." As happens with exit visa applicants. Ida Nudel lost her job as an economist almost immediately. She was then labeled as "an enemy of the Soviet State." a malicious hooligan and a common criminalall for merely expressing her desire to leave for Israel. Constant harassment. KGB interrogations and harsh attacks in the newspapers did not discourage Ida Nudel in her efforts to help her fellow Jews obtain emigration rights. Providing material and constant support for those seeking to emigrate. Nudel became known as the "Guardian Angel" of the movement. She lent support to Jews in labor camps by sending them reading material. pictures. food. and clothingfor 7 years she pleaded with the Soviet Union to allow her and others to leave.
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