Lithuanian SSR. U.S.S.R. They have been waiting for 11 years to emigrate to Israel. Eitan is a member of the LithuanianHelsinki monitoring group. He has not only been denied an exit visa. but he has not been allowed to work in his professional field since he first applied for an exit visa. The Finkelshteins are reported to be under constant surveillance. their telephone conversations monitored and interrupted and their mail cut off. Eitan has been active in the human rights movement and is a contributor to the journal "Jews in the U.S.S.R." Because of his concerns for human rights. because of his own desire to exercise the right to emigrate to Israel. Eitan Finkelshtein has lost his profession. been fired from even short term menial jobs. and he and his family must live in virtual isolation. This gross violation of human rights is the concern of all persons of good will the world over. I strongly urge the Soviet Government to end its harassment of the Finkelshtein family immediately and allow them to emigrate to Israel. Freedom is not just a unique characteristic of American society. it is an inherent human right.*
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