Lev was interrogated by the KGB in conncetion with the arrest of his roommate and has since gone into hiding. His wife. Aviva. emigrated to Israel in 1971. Despite the arrests and persecution he faces daily. Lev will not give up his desire to be reunited with Aviva in Israel. Not surprisingly. Lev is in poor health and is severely depressed. like so many others who have been the targets of steppedup Soviet persecution and increasingly restrictive emigration policies. To most observers. the continuous reduction in the exit quota of Jews from the U.S.S.R. indicates a deliberate policy that suggests to Soviet Jews that their basic right of emigrating to Israel is not assured. This policy has caused great anxiety among Soviet Jews who had come to believe that emigration. at least based on repatriation to Israel to reunite families. would continue at some respectable level. That this is not the case is why we. as responsible and compassionate Americans. must continue in our efforts in behalf of these refuseniks. who. like Lev Gendin. will not forsake their hope of freedom and reunification with their loved ones.9 89059 08647 (PT.13)
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