Speaker. I would like to join my colleagues today in recognizing the Soviet Urons release of the prominent Jewish activist Anatoly Shcharansky. and take this time to express my concern over the ongoing problem of Soviet Jewry. Anatoly Shcharansky has been recognized throughout the world as an exemplary leader of all Jews seeking to emigrate from the Soviet Union. He first expressed his desire to leave the Soviet Union 14 years ago and per. mission to emigrate was denied because he allegedly had access to state secrets. Shcharansky then became very active in the dissident movement and spoke out against the Soviet treatment of Jews wishing to emigrate. He urged the Soviet Union to accord these individuals the rights granted to them by the Helsinki agreements. His dedication and perseverance to the human rights cause eventually led to his imprisonment.
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