Senator. the trial was abandoned. Ovsishcher lost his colonels rank. being made a private. and was deprived of his colonels pension. For 12 years Ovsishcher has waited for a visa. In 1978 his daughter Tanya was allowed to leave for Israel after waiting for a visa for 8 years. In 1984 Ovsishcher married Tatiana Ulanovskaya. also a refusenik who was living in Moscow. Tatiana Ulanovskaya was born in Moscow. March 11. 1927. In 1950 she received a masters degree in radio engineering. then worked in her field for 30 years. After applying for an exit visa in December 1980 she has not been allowed to work. Her son. Lev Ulanovskaya. was allowed to emigrate in 1979. Ovsishcher and his wife have not spoken against the Soviet Government. only requested permission to leave for Israel where they have been granted Israeli citizenship. Lev and Tatiana are only 2 of at least 400.000 Soviet Jews who have been refused permission to leave their own country. Refusing to allow them to emigrate is in direct violation of international law as expressed in article 13. section 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states: "Everyone has the right to leave any country. including his own. and to return to his country." Because basic human rights are being denied to these Jewish refuseniks. Members of Congress and the American people should continue to support the Call to Conscience Vigil for Soviet Jews.
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