Mr. Speaker. I would like to share with you tonight the plight of a family who has been refused emigration from the Soviet Union to join their relatives in Israel. The Fainbergs are a family of four whose lives are wasting away simply because they want to be reunited with their relatives and live in freedom. Because of their status as Soviet Refuseniks. Michael and Faena Fainberg have been prohibited from pursuing what had been promising careers. Michael is a computer scientist who holds a doctorate degree. He had been one of the Soviet Unions most respected mathematicians before he applied to emigrate. Faena is a graduate of Moscow University. a school which for the most part. accepts no Jews. Although she was originally interested in acting. a field which is closed to Jews. Faena majored in English and became a high school English teacher. When they applied to emigrate. the Fainbergs lost their jobs. This placed them in an extremely difficult situation since unemployment in the Soviet Union is a crime. punishable by imprisonment. Michael.
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