Even though he suffered from heart ailments and high blood pressure he was ordered to work long hard days. Furthermore. contact with his family was virtually cut off. By October 1983. Paritskys health had deteriorated so seriously that he was hospitalized within the labor camp. suffering from an irregular heartbeat and an enlargement of the heart. In August 1984. Aleksandr was released from the labor camp. He has returned to his home in Kharkov. and his health has begun to improve. In December 1984. the Paritsky family once again requested an exit visa to Israel. As a result. his daughter Dorna was fired from her Job. Both Aleksandr and Polina are currently employed as oven stokers.