Speaker. a worldwide coalition of Jewish organizations has designated Thursday. March 15. 1984. as International Day of Concern for Soviet Jews. I wish to express my support of this day by paying tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews seeking their right to emigrate. to practice their religion freely. and to study their history and culture. More than ever before. we need to protest the closing of the emigration gates. the pervasive antiSemitism and the unrelenting harrassment of Jewish citizens for no other reason than their practice and expression of their religion and culture. As I am sure most of you are aware. this date coincides with the seventh anniversary of the arrest of Anatoly Shcharansky. who has recently celebrated his 36th birthday in a Soviet prison. Shcharansky remains in serious condition. suffering from acute heart pains.
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