Through harassment. arrests. imprisonments. and antiSemitism supported by the government. Soviet Jews are suffocating and risk having their faith taken from them. Alleviation of the conditions under which Jews are forced to live in the Soviet Union is as big an issue as allowing Soviet Jews to emigrate to Israel and other countries where their religious beliefs are recognized and respected. Mr. Shcharansky Is a symbol of endurance and dedication to his faith. His account as a prisoner of conscience cannot be written off as a lone example of the ways Jews are treated in the Soviet Union. Currently. there are 18 other prisoners of conscience. 27 former prisoners who have not been allowed to leave. and thousands of other refuseniks and people who are waiting to emigrate. The release of one prisoner of conscience is the beginning to what I hope is a change of attitude by the Soviet Government. We must not abandon the cause of promoting freedom of worship.
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