Abes son. was unable to get into an institute of higher education because of the circumstances in which they are living. Threats have been made that Mikhail will be called for 2 years of military service. If he is called to serve. the familys visas would be delayed again at least another 6 or 7 years. or refused entirely on the same convenient grounds of "security." Mikhail applied to emigrate to Israel alone and wait for his parents. but he was told that he could not leave the U.S.S.R. because of his mothers supposed knowledge of secret information. In 1978. Abe wrote three letters to Mr. Brezhnev. asking that his war service be counted favorably toward the familys emigration application. These letters were never even acknowledged. The Stolar family is subJect to constant petty harassment from Soviet authorities.
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