There is a new leader In the Kremlin. and while we are expressing our concern and our support for Soviet Jewry on the House floor. representatives of our Nation are meeting with representatives of the Soviet Union. Therefore. it is critical at this time that we reaffirm our commitment to Soviet Jewry. In 1984. the number of Jews allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union reached an alltime low and the level of harassment of leaders of the Jewish community by the KGB reached alarming proportions of frequency and violence. We cannot afford to remain silent in the face of such a blatant denial of basic human rights. Mr. Speaker. today I would like to focus on the plight of Mr. Roald Zellchenok and his wife Galina. The Zelichenoks have repeatedly been refused permission to emigrate to Israel. most recently in December 1983. Although Mr. Zelichenok has two aunts living in Israel who have issued invitations. the reason for his refusal was lack of kinship.
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