The unified and impressive level of participation in this vigil demonstrates the degree of concern felt by all of us in Congress. I am participating on behalf of Pavel Astrakhan. a courageous young man in Leningrad who I had the privilege of meeting when I was in the Soviet Union in 1983. Pavel and his wife have been trying to emigrate to Israel for several years and during that time. he has been arrested and harrassed for teaching Hebrew. The will and determination of this man astounded and impressed me deeply. We all agree that the plight of the Soviet Jews is one that cannot be ignored.
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