Anatoly Shcharansky. and Ida Nudel are wellknown symbols of all Soviet Jews who have been unfairly denied the most fundamental of human rights. They are wellknfuwn symbols of a daily battle for existbtiethat has given new meaning to tIm 4tord "courage." There are millions of Soviet Jews. however. whose names are unfamiliar to us that struggle daily to withstand the repression and to gain rights that the free world often takes for granted. Despite this illegal infringement upon the human rights of all Soviet Jews and despite the international outcry at this situation. the Soviet authorities still remain reluctant to allow Soviet Jews to leave the country and seek asylum in countries that value the importance of religious and political freedom. Never before in the history of the Soviet Jewry movement have the emigration levels been so low. And I urge my colleagues. Mr.
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