Mr. Speaker. those of us who have been active In Congress on the Issue of Soviet Jewry have in large part relied on accurate and complete information about specific cases of Soviet Jews who have been denied permission to emigrate and who have encountered harsh treatment because of their desire to emigrate. It is due to the efforts of two of my friends and constituents. Margery Sanford and Adele Sandberg of North Miami Beach that congressional offices have received and made use of 12 volumes documenting the case histories of more than 1.100 refuseniks. When my office became Involved in the case of refusenik Ilya Essas back in 1976. it was one of these volumes that provided the information we needed. Now. 10 years later. the Essas family finally received permission to emigrate and arrived in Israel just days ago. I would like to place in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD an article from the Miami Herald of January 2. 1986. paying tribute to this very important project. The difficult challenge we face in trying to improve emigration prospects for Soviet Jews is made so much easier than it would otherwise bethanks to Marge and Adele.
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