Denied the most basic cultural and religious rights. Soviet Jews are subjected to a daily barrage of antiSemitic diatribes in the media. at work and at school. This open expression of hatred is frightening even for the Soviet Jews who do not wish to emigrate. but who only ask to be able to live as Jews. This year we must continue to draw world attention to the Jews in the Soviet Union. We know that historically Soviet Jewry and emigration are tied to SovietAmerican relations. Statistics show that in 1979. the emigration of Soviet Jews hit an alltime high of 51.230. Since 1979. as SovietAmerican relations deteriorated. so has the level of emigration. The figures speak for themselves1980. 21.471. 1981. 9.447. 1982. 2.688. 1983. 1.314. 1984. 896the lowest recorded in a single year since 1970. There is no question that resuming arms control talks. is the No. 1 priority not only for improving the conditions of Soviet Jews. but for all free peoples of the world.
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