Our Jewish sisters and brothers in the Soviet Union do not have that luxury. The Government of the Soviet Union not only suppresses the practice of any religion. it also has recently begun a virulent campaign of antiSemitism. Those Jews who want to leave are held prisoner in a country which despises them. The emigration numbers. once a statistic of hope. now invoke fear and frustration. Just 5 years ago. over 50.000 Soviet Jews were released from the Soviet Union. In 1980. the number of emigrants was cut in half. Last year. only 896 Soviet Jews obtained the necessary permission to pursue their freedom. Over 350.000 have begun the application process to leave.
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