Speaker. today I would like to share with my colleagues the plight of the Berenshtein family. Theirs is an all too common story in the Soviet Union today. Iosif Berenshtein. his wife Fania and their daughter Yanna. applied for an exit visa to Israel in 1979. As a result. all lost their jobs and have been subjected to a campaign of harassment. Mr. Berenshtein. who is an activist in emigration activities. had twice been arrested for 15 days and in 1980 he was threatened with 7 years imprisonment. In September 1982. the Berenshteln home was searched and numerous items. including Hebrew study books. were confiscated. In 1983 the Berenshtein family was granted Israeli citizenship.
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