Eight years ago. dissident Anatoly Schcharansky started his long sentence. Now another Soviet Jew. Dr. Josef Begun. has started his lengthy sentence. For the crime of teaching Hebrew in the Soviet Union. Dr. Begun has been sentenced to 7 years of harsh labor and given years in exile. Despite the latest depressing statistics on emigration. and the redoubled harassment of Soviet Jews by their Government. I do not view Western attempts to ameliorate their situation as fruitless. Advocating the religious rights of Soviet Jewry is one of the most difficult and discouraging tasks for anyone. be he or she private citizen or Member of Congress.
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