Speech #980188873

As a cosponsor of this resolution. I am pleased to participate in this expression of congressional support for Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry. which will take place on May 6. The march for Soviet Jewry demonstrates the firm determination of the American people to force the Soviet Union to abide by internationally recognized standards on human rights. and to allow Soviet Jews to emigrate. Athough we may become frustrated at times by the decrease in the number of Jews allowed to leave the Soviet Union. we have a moral obligation to insure that this issue remains prominent on the United StatesSoviet agenda. Americans of all religious backgrounds join forces on Solidarity Sunday. thus proclaiming our invincible commitment to the Soviet Jews who bear the sacrifices that inevitably result from their decision to emigrate. The poster recently distributed by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry gave me reason to pause and reflect. It provides a most poignant sketch of a Soviet Jewish woman.