In 1980. she had to have a gallbladder operation. They clearly need to be close to their family for care and support. Their emigration would not endanger any state secrets. However. Soviet authorities have refused them this fundamental right on the flimsy pretext that they would be leaving behind other relatives in Kazan and Leningrad. and that these relatives may also want to emigrate in the future. According to their son Yuri. they need his everyday help and support. they need the love and care of their grandchildren. They also badly need a special diet. which is impossible to obtain in Kursk. Every day of their living. bad damage is caused to their health. the long separation and the endless anguish undermine the forces of their soul and endanger their lives. I urge my colleagues to join me in imploring the Soviet authorities to allow the Kalmans to emigrate. in the spirit of humanitarianism and good will. We must continue to protest the treatment of the 2 million Soviet Jews in Russia at every opportunity. Only then can we be successful in achieving an improvement in this deplorable situation.*
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