Recently I received a letter from Elena Fridman. sister of Ida Nudel. the Soviet Jew and my Fourth Congressional Districts Prisoner of Conscience. Ida was released last year after serving 4 years of internal exile in the harsh Siberian wastelands. Her crime was seeking to emigrate to Israel and assisting other Soviet Jews trying to emigrate there. Elena wrote that the Soviet Secret Police [KGB] has been harassing Ida. attempting to prevent here from observing religious holidays and from associating with other Jewish refuseniks. As part of my continuing campaign to free Ida. I urged my colleagues in this Chamber to Join in an effort to assist Ida through two protests. One was directed to President Reagan kirging the administration to redouble is efforts for her freedom. the other to Soviet President Chernenko demanding the Soviet authoritiesafter 12 long yearspermit Ida to emigrate to Israel. I am proud to report that more than 90 of my colleagues in the House of Representatives cosigned the two messages. This clearly demonstrates the strong support and growing momentum in the U.S.
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