Eugenia Tochilovsky Shteysel lives in my district in Milwaukee. Mrs. Shteysel emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1978the last time that she saw her son. daughterinlaw. and grandson. Mrs Shteysel is in ill health and desires greatly to see her family reunited in the United States. Efim Petrovich Tochilovsky. his wife Inna. and their son Peter live In Odessa. Efim has petitioned to emigrate for many years. His visa applications have been denied on the basis that he may be a security risk. In reality. Efim is simply a Soviet army veteran who hardly endangers Soviet national security. I hope that this years Fast and Prayer Vigil will focus increased attention on the plight of separated families whose relatives have been prohibited from emigrating to the West. It is my sincere wish that at next years Fast and Prayer Vigil I will be able to participatewith a reunited Tochilovsky family.
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