The struggle to maintain any semblance of Jewish life requires extraordinary courage. And because Jews are prevented from passing along their Jewish traditions to their children. Judiasm risks extinction in the Soviet Union. Even for nonobservant Jews. hostility and harassment are the daily fare. Many are arrested or imprisoned simply for trying to emigrate. Some lose their jobs. and are then arrested for not working. The doors of higher education are increasingly closed to Soviet Jews. And a quota system has resulted in a dwindling number of Jewish professionals. But in this grim scenario. there is hope. We can make a difference.
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Jews are prevented from passing along their traditions, risking the extinction of Judaism in the Soviet Union.