We must continually protest the injustices of Soviet antiSemitic policy. I urge the Soviet Government to end its campaign of harassment of Soviet Jews. and to respect the most basic of human rights: the freedom to worship. Just as troubling as this antiSemitic activity in the Soviet Union is the Soviet emigration policy. A fact sheet prepared by the National Conference on Soviet Jewry sums it up nicely: "Its a tough place to live. Its a tougher place to leave." Unfortunately. emigration figures from the Soviet Union reflect this reality. In 1979. the peak year for Jewish emigration. over 51.000 Jews left the Soviet Union. Last year. barely over 1.000 Jews were allowed to leave. This is the lowest emgration figure for Soviet Jews in 12 years.
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