Mr. Gorbachev. do you call this freedom? To escape thia repressive environment. many Jews hope to emigrate from the Soviet Union to countries where they may enjoy the freedoms that we cherish. However. in complete violation of the Helsinki accords. the Soviet Union restricts their human right to emigrate. If a Soviet Jew applies for an exit visa he or she faces the possible loss of a Job. a home. even the stripping of academic degrees. During the 1970s the number of Soviet Jews granted exit visas rose to a high of 51.320 In 1979. Last year that number was only 896. Like the blacks of South Africa. the Jews of the Soviet Union have been labeled second. class citizens and face lives of great hardship.
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Jews of the Soviet Union are labeled second-class citizens and face lives of great hardship.