Speaker. over the past several weeks. the continuing plight of Jews in the Soviet Union has been brought into sharper focus for the entire world. The release of Yuri Orlov in the aftermath of the DaniloffZakharov affair reminded us that Orlovs "crime" was primarily his activities monitoring Soviet noncompliance with the Helsinki accords on human rights. The specific issue of Jewish emigration and the treatment of refusniks was raised further by dramatic appeals from relatives during last weekends Iceland summit between President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev. Yesterday. the Nobel Peace Prize was unanimously awarded to Elie Wiesel. the distinguished historian and Holocaust survivor. For sheer eloquence. few are Mr.
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