Yuli Kashorofsky. a long term refusenik and Hebrew teacher. assured me that while Soviet officials use arrests and other forms of harassment to try to break the spine of their movement. they still persevere and try to teach Hebrew and the Jewish religion. After more than a year of letter writing and phone calls to my adooted family. the Kagans. I was finally able to meet facetoface with Abram Kagan. a prominent mathematician who has been denied exit visas for over 11 years. Having advocated on his behalf with Soviet officials. I was pleased to hear that his situation has improved and that his wife and children are well. I will continue to press for their exist visas. Rutgers University has provided Abram. two other scientists. and a bright young student. Marina. with invitations to attend the University. Marinas parents have made a commitment to obtain a visa for their daughter. even if it means that they must stay behind. I first heard the news that the Soviet Union had agreed to settle 36 dividedfamily cases at a meeting with Sergey Chetverikov. Deputy Chief of American Affairs at the Soviet Foreign Ministry. on Monday in Moscow.
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