Along with legislators such as ourselves throughout the free world. rallies and special programs are being held in citiesacross the free world this week to express solidarity with Soviet Jewry. In my home community of Houston. telegrams are being sent to the Soviet Minister of the Interior. Vitali V. Fedorchk demanding the release of several Prisoners of Conscience. and the right for these prisoners and other former Prisoners of Conscience to emigrate to Israel. This program. coordinated by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. covers the cases of 22 Soviet refusniks including Anatoly Shcharansky. Yosef Begunwho was arrested and convicted for teaching Hebrew.
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