Early this fall the nationally read Soviet magazine. Ogonek denounced him as a "zionist functionary." Such public denunciations encourage yet more pressure and make life unbearable. I strongly urge Soviet leaders to allow Yakov Gorodetsky to emigrate to Israel with his wife. Polina. and 3yearold daughter. Esther. A move on the part of the Soviet Union to ejiminate the brutal treatment of Soviet Jews and Christiansto allow them to practice and teach their religion and preserve their cultural heritage. to grant them the freedom to emigrate to a land which gives them this freedomwould mark a major step forward in lessening tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. Before last months summit meeting. I initiated a request to President Reagan. cosigned by 89 of my colleagues in the Senate. to ask the President to bring up the issue of Jewish emigration and human rights when he met with Mr. Gorbachev. While it is too soon to determine whether those discussions will produce any progress in this area.
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