Africa. or Central America. The oppressive policies of the Soviets must be recognized and acted upon. One of the indicators often used to gauge the ups and downs in Soviet human rights policy is the rate of Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. In 1979 the rate stood at an all Lime high of 51.000. Since that time the flow has dwindled to almost nothing. In 1983 only 900 Jews were allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union and the figures for the past few months are even lower. It is thought that at least 400.000 Jews presently reside in the Soviet Union and are unable to leave. In restricting Jewish emigration so harshly the Soviets are once again violating the Helsinki accords which allows the emigration of a people to their national homeland. The plight of Soviet Jews has deteriorated. During the past year. we have seen the constant harassment of Hebrew teachers and Jewish cultural activists.
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