Whereas Anatoly Shcharanskys tenacious devotion to his people and faith has been a source of inspiration to all Americans. Whereas our election at his freedom must not allow us to forget or ignore the 2Y2 million Jews who remain in the Soviet Union. Whereas the right to emigrate freely and to be reunited with ones family abroad is denied Jews and many others in the Soviet Union. Whereas the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. and the Helsinki Final Act explicitly assert guarantees of those rights. Whereas the Government of the Soviet Union has nevertheless continued to restrict emigration. particularly in the last few months. when the number of Jews allowed to emigrate has declined to extremely low levels. Whereas the Government of the Soviet Union is persecuting its Jewish citizens and denying them even those few rights and privileges accorded other recognized religions in the Soviet Union. Whereas the Government of the Soviet Union discriminates against Jewish cultural activities by banning and suspending Hebrew and Jewish cultural classes. by arresting teachers of Hebrew. and by harassing those Soviet Jews who seek only to practice their religion.
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