Our voices united together will send a powerful message to each and every Soviet Jew to let them know they are not abandoned. Mr. Speaker. Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union has reached its lowest ebb in many yearsonly 1.315 Jews were permitted to leave the Soviet Union in 1983. Jews officially petitioning the Soviet Government to emigrate are persecuted and oppressed. Many of these Prisoners of Conscience and refuseniks lose their Jobs. they cannot receive mail. and their activities. which are severely restricted. are under the constant surveillance of the Soviet secret police. the KGB. In some cases. these people are falsely accused and tried for committing socalled crimes against the Soviet Government.
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