Mr. Speaker. another human being who is courageously attempting to emigrate with his family from the Soviet Union to Israel has come to my attentionthis is Samuil Azersky of Odessa. Samuil and Emilia Azersky. along with their two children. were first denied permission to emigrate to Israel because Soviet authorities claimed that their invitation was not sent from a direct relative in Israel. Officials told them that as soon as they received such an invitation. they would be allowed to emigrate without any difficulty. Emilias mother. upon arriving in Israel in March 1979. immediately sent an invitation to the Azerskys. They applied again and this time were denied on the pretext that since Samuils parents were still residing in the Soviet Union. they would not be allowed to leave unless they took his parents with them. With this courageous act of stepping forward to express their deep desire to emigrate. Samuil and Emilia Azersky and their two children joined thousands of other suffering from increasing persecution at the hands of Soviet authorities. Since filing their application in March 1979. no one in the family has been able to find employment in their profession.
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