Yet that is precisely the case in the Soviet Union today. Given these realities it is not surprising that some Jewish citizens of the Soviet Union seek to leave their country. The plight of wouldbe emigrants is well known. Application to leave entails interminable delays in receiving official papers and clearances. loss of work. dismissal from professional associations. lengthy interviews with security forces. and all the attendant harassment a totalitarian state has within its power. Jewish applicants for emigration must receive an invitation from an immediate family member in Israel. Invitations are frequently intercepted in the mail. The definition of "family" is further being narrowed by the demand that there be a relationship of economic dependence as well as firstdegree consanguinity.
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