Congress must continue to pressure the Soviets to release those Jews who wish to leave the U.S.S.R. On our trip. we were able to spend sever. al hours with a dozen refuseniks at the home of Prof. Yakov Alpert. Professor Alpert and his wife first applied for permission to emigrate in 1975. Consequently. they both lost their jobs. and Professor Alpert has been completely cut off from the international science community. Dr. Aleksandr Lerner. one of the Soviet Unions most respected scientists. also attended the meeting. Dr. Lerner has been constantly harassed since he first applied to leave the U.S.S.R. in 1971.
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