I have the honor of calling attention to the tragic heroism of Iosif Radomiselsky. Iosif. like many other Soviet Jews. has worked hard to perpetuate Jewish culture and traditions through the teaching of the Hebrew language. His Hebrew instruction to young Jews at Leningrad and his protest over arrests and imprisonments of fellow Hebrew instructors have brought grave consequences on his family. losif first applied for permission to emigrate to Israel in 1979. Upon this request. he was immediately fired from his job as a computer engineer and denied emigration at regular intervals. The termination of his job has resulted in great economic hardship for Iosif and his family. He is now forced to work as a hospital orderly and at parttime odd jobs for extremely low wages. Iosifs parents are also refuseniks who wish to emigrate to Israel. but they also have been denied. They share their meager pensions with Iosif and his wife. Inna.
Keywords matched
emigrate emigration