Mr. Speak. er. I am pleased to join my colleagues in paying tribute to the plight of Soviet Jews who seek freedom of religion and the right to emigrate. The continued oppression of Jews in the Soviet Union is a gross violation of ones basic rights as we who live in a free nation know them. Jewish history. culture. religion. and language are suppressed by the Soviet Unions attempt to sever the Soviet Jewish community with its brethren abroad. Individual Jews who attempt to keep alive their heritage are harassed. arrested. and imprisoned. I would like to take this time to remind my colleagues of Anatoly Shcharansky. who was sentenced to 13 years in prison and labor camps on July 14. 1978. following a closed trial at which no lawyer of his choice nor any witnesses for the defense were allowed.
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