Speaker. it is with sadness and frustration that I must call attention to the plight of the Rozenshtein family. Grigory and Natalia. along with their two sons. Mikhail and Efraim have been denied permission to emigrate since 1974. yet they refuse to give up hope. The family lives in a constant state of torment and danger. indeed they are not alone. Dr. Grigory Rozenshtein. a doctor of computer science. worked at a research institute where he used computer applications in his research of the structure of the brain. The results of his work have been published in scientific journals. both in the U.S.S.R. and abroad. In 1973. in anticipation of filing an exit visa. Grigory resigned from his job at the institute. Later that year he applied with his family for an exit visa. A refusal was received in February 1974. based on Grigorys alleged access to "state secrets" in Today. the situation for Soviet refuseniks is a desperate one. Last year only 1.314 Jews were allowed to leave. compared with 51.320 in 1979. The freedom to emigrate is provided under the Helsinki Final Act and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With this in mind. we must remain firm in our commitment to the refuseniks. Throughout the years.
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