Victor was also involved with the journal Jews in the U.S.S.R. Now. the familys future is terribly uncertain. Isaak and Sofia Kogan. along with their three daughtersChana 18. Simona 11. and Esther 4. have been trying to leave the U.S.S.R. for 12 years. Despite having worked for only 1 year in an electronics factory before becoming a manual laborer on a railway. Rabbi Kogan has been denied an exit visa on grounds of state security. The Kogan family are learned Jews. speaking Hebrew and Yiddish. and studying the Torah and cognate texts. and infusing other Jews with their dedication. Their dedication has brought support and encouragement to other refuseniks.