Speaker. the treatment of Soviet Jews by the Soviet State continues to deteriorate. This trend is at once dangerous and disturbing. The rate of Jewish emigration from the U.S.S.R. had dropped from a high of 51.320 in 1979 to a nadir of 896 in 1984. At the same time the situation for the Jewish community remaining in the Soviet Union h:s deteriorated. We have witnessed increased harassment of Hebrew teachers and cultural activists which have resulted in a wave of searches. threats. and arrests. In Leningrad this harassment took a vicious and frightening turn for the worse when a program that was aired on television singled out members of that citys Jewish community ior antiSoviet behavior. I join today with my colleagues in saluting the indomitable spirit and unwavering defiance in the face of persecution of the Soviet Jews who are seeking emigration and Justice at home.*
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