Speaker. as a participant in the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews Call to Conscience Vigil. I would like to call to your attention the plight of Tashpulat and Lelia Katanov. and their two sons Igor. age 15. and German. age 12. Thank you for this opportunity to speak on their behalf. The Katanov family. like so many other Soviet Jews trying to leave the Soviet Union. are classified as refuseniks. The term refusenik is an international word which describes a Soviet Jew who. having been consistently refused permission to emigrate to Israel. is harassed by the KGB. usually dis-
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