It is important that the Congress send a clear and unambiguous message to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko that we remain committed to the cause of Soviet Jewry. In light of the worsening situation of Soviet Jews. it is critical that Americans express their solidarity with the oppressed in the Soviet Union. Since 1979 Soviet Jewish emigration has dropped from 51.320 to only 650 in the first 8 months of this year. Contrary to the claims of the officially sanctioned Soviet AntiZionist Committee. this precipitous decline is not due to the fact that all Soviet Jews wishing to leave have already done so. While Jewish emigration has declined. antiSemitism in the Soviet Union is on the rise. It is manifested in print and in vicious cartoons. in television and radio broadcasts. and in the treatment of individuals in the Jewish community. Harrassment of Jews includes arrest and imprisonment. loss of jobs. and denial of medical treatment.
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