In 1981. 9.447. Then in 1982. the number of the fortunate few who could get out. a number that had diminished and dwindled. was cut again: only 2.688 were allowed to leave. In 1983. that trickle was cut in half again. to 1.314. Last year. only 896 Jews were able to emigrate from the Soviet Union. And in January of this year. just 61 were able to leave. Truly. the situation for the more than 21/2 million Jews in the Soviet Union is approaching a crisis level. There is now a new leader in the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev. I am not one who believes that Mr.
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