Emmanuel and Alla Smeliansky of Moscow. with their young son Misha. are waiting for an exit permit for over 15 years. Their application was refused under the excuse that Emmanuel possesses state secrets as a former metallurgical engineer. In fact. Emmanuel was fired from his job shortly after his first application and had to support his family as a night watchman ever since. Aleksandr Paritsky and his family are waiting for their exit visa for 10 years. In recent years Aleksandr suffered 3 years imprisonment for organizing Jewish cultural activities. His health was so undermined in prison that a few months ago he suffered a heart attack.