Congressman HENRY WAXMAN and I wrote a letter on behalf of the Abramovich family of Moscow. The letter was signed by over 80 of our colleagues and sent to Mr. Gorbachev. Pavel Abramovich and his family have been waiting since 1971 for permission to leave the U.S.S.R. When Abramovich applied for an exit visa he was fired from his Job as an engineer. Later he was coerced into discontinuing his activity as a Hebrew teacher and was left without a means of supporting his family. What has been done to the Abramovich family has been done to many Soviet Jewish families.
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Generalizing the experience of the Abramovich family to many Soviet Jewish families.