Soviet authorities summoned her to the police station and questioned her about her lack of employment. Although she had been looking. she had been unable to find an employer willing to take her. Finally. she found work as a professional fence painter. hardly the kind of work an elderly woman in poor health could be expected to carry out. I have contacted the Soviet Ambassador. Anatoly Dobrynin. about Ida Nudels request for an exit visa. but to date the authorities have refused to comply with her petition. Her sister. Elena Fridman. and I have corresponded regularly about Ida so that I have been able to stay informed about what is happening to her.