Speaker. today I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Naum Tselescin. formerly of Leningrad. U.S.S.R.. who has now emigrated to the United States. Mr. Tselescin waited 41/2 years to be allowed to leave the U.S.S.R. He is in Washington today as the guest of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry. a group well known to most Members for its tireless work on behalf of Jews who wish to emigrate from Russia. The Union of Councils. and the various regional committees identify. communicate with. and organize local. national. and international support for. refuseniks like Naum Tselescin. The presence of Naum Tselescin in Washington today is a heartwarming tribute to the thousands of people throughout the United States and the world who work persistently and effectively for rights the rest of us take for granted. Their work is frustrating. because the Soviet Government allows so few people to emigrate. but. without them. there would be no hope for the otherwise nameless and faceless refuseniks. Today. however. they. and we. see the tangible rewards of their noble efforts. To the volunteers of the MinnesotaDakota Committee for Soviet Jewry. who took a deep interest in Naum Tselescin and his family.
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