In compiling its dismal record on human rights. the Soviet Union has committed a long list of deplorable offenses. but today we focus our attention on the plight of Soviet Jewry. We concentrate on Soviet Jews because they form a community of more than 2 millionthat is. one of the worlds largest Jewish communitiesand because they suffer badly from neglect. nonobservance. and. indeed. outright violation of their rights and freedoms. Over the past 5 years. the number of exit visas granted Soviet Jews has decreased. while arrests and trials of Jewish activists and refuseniks have increased markedly. Also during this period. clear intensification of official harassment of applicants for family reunion has occurred. Now is the time for all responsible people to raise their voices against the blatant disregard for human rights of which the Soviets shameful mistreatment of its Jewish population is a poignant example.