This family longs for reunification. but they cannot see each other. because all that they have received from the Soviet Government is an unconscionable obstruction of their dreams. I have written to Mr. Anatoly Dobrynin. the Soviet Ambassador to the United States. advising him that I support the Gabermans and requesting that he aid and assist them in obtaining emigration visas. Mr. Speaker. there are very few Soviet citizens who do not want exit visas. but there are no other people on Earth who have suffered the repression of a tyrannical government as have Soviet Jews. It is government policy to persecute members of the Jewish faith and to encourage their ostracism. American citizens often take for granted the religious freedom we enjoy in our great Nation. However. we need only to ponder the plight of Soviet Jews to make us realize just how lucky we all are. The courage and fortitude that has been shown by Soviet Jews is an inspiration to free men and women throughout the world. I urge my colleagues to work and pray for the right of Soviet Jews. like the Gaberman family. to emigrate and free themselves from the antiSemitic policies of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.@
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