Mr. Speaker. today I would like to call to the attention of the House and the Nation. the plight of Lev Gendin and his suppressed brothers and sisters within the Soviet Union. Lev Gendin has been denied permission to emigrate from the Soviet Union since 1970. Indeed. he is not alone. as the Soviet Government has reduced emigration to a mere trickle in the last few years. Nor is Lev uniquehe is among thousands who have committed no crime. yet have lost their jobs. been separated from their loved ones. and face constant persecution for one reason alonethey are Jewish. In 1971. Levs wife. Aviva. was granted permission to emigrate to Israel. As a result of his application. Lev has been imprisoned several times and. as is the case with most Soviet Jews. has been reduced to doing menial tasks when work can even be found.
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