Speaker. during these Jewish holidays I think its important to remember the difficult situation facing Jews in the Soviet Union. Id like to call special attention to the plight of Aleksander Ioffee. 1 of the 3 million Jews in the U.S.S.R. The conditions these people face compel me to participate in the 1984 Congressional Call to Conscience Vigil for Soviet Jews. Aleksander Ioffee is a refusenik. which means hes a Soviet Jew prohibited from emigrating to Israel and persecuted by the KGB. Like other refuseniks. hes not allowed to have a job bearing any responsibility. This is despite the fact that hes a prominent scholar in his country.
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