The article reported that the gains the Soviets hoped to achieve in their society following the replacement of Krushchev have not materialized. The fabric of Soviet society is being stretched. Perhaps that accounts for the shocking rise in Governmentsanctioned antiSemitism. In fact. antiSemitic stories have become daily features in Soviet newspapers. Arrests have been stepped upfour Hebrew teachers have been picked up in the last 6 weeks. Needless to say. the emigration figures for Soviet Jews have tragically fallen to a total of 652 for the first 8 months of the year. Why are the Soviets laying their troubles on the backs of Jews? In August of 1983 I visted with several refuseniks in an apartment in Leningrad.
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