The rabbis action is serving as a powerful message to Soviet leaders of the depth of concern in this country for the mistreatment of those in the Soviet Union who merely want to practice their faith. People like Roald Zelichonok. a Leningrad refusenik. are suffering in Soviet labor camps for simply trying to preserve Hebrew culture and pass it on to the younger generation. The Soviet Government will neither grant these people the right to practice their religion without interference nor allow them to emigrate to a country which guarantees such rights. By demonstrating at the Soviet Embassy. the rabbis carried out an act of civil disobedience consistent with an honored tradition in this country. Daily similar actions take place at the South African Embassy to protest apartheid in that country.
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