AntiSemitism is on the rise in the Soviet Union. The change in Soviet leadership from Brezhnev to Andropov did not improve the lot of Jews in Russia or their ability to leave that country. This blatant discrimination is demonstrated not only by the severe reduction in total Jewish emigration but in outright harassment. Many refuseniks are subject to repeated questioning by authorities. they are fired from their jobs and forced to leave their professions. Students are expelled from universities and professional institutions without cause. Oftentimes when a Jew decides to emigrate. he or she is treated as a nonperson. Over the past several years. there has been a drastic reduction in the number of Jews allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union. Since 1979. the Soviet Government has reduced emigration by 98 percent. Last year only 1.314 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave that country. and the future does not look promising. Flagrant violations of internationally recognized agreements like the Helsinki Final Act and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights must not go unnoticed.
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