I am gravely concerned about the situation the Jewish people in the Soviet Union face today. There are over 400.000 Soviet Jews who have begun the complicated process necessary in order to leave the Soviet Union. Of that number. 20.000 Soviet Jews have been formally refused. The remainder hang in limbo. although their prospects do not appear encouraging. In 1984. the number of Jews allowed to emigrate and rejoin their families in Israel was the lowest figure in 15 years. In 1979. the peak year. 51.320 Jews were allowed to emigrate. Since that time. the numbers have decreased sharply. In 1982. 2.688 were allowed to leave and in 1983. 1.314.
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