I spoke on the Senate floor concerning the appalling oppression and discrimination that Soviet Jews are subjected to by officials of the Soviet Government. Unfortunately. this trend of antiSemitism continues today. and. in fact. is at an alltime high. At one time. Jews had the opportunity to escape this unfair treatment. but now are forced to endure harassment and unmerited punishment. One sobering illustration of this truth is a comparigon of recent emigration figures. In 1979. 51.000 Soviet Jews were allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union. yet in 1982. less than 3.000 Jews were given this privilege. The Soviet grip tightened in 1983. as only 1.315 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave that Communist nation. Mr.
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