I welcome this opportunity to again bring light on the issue of Soviet Jewry. To some. such repetitive appeals to the Soviet Government may seem useless. However. the gradual release of refuseniks and prisoners of Conscience is proof that political pressure and public outcry can be effective in pressuring the Soviet Union to live up to its obligations under the Helsinki human rights accord. Alexei Magarik. 27 years old and the father of a yearold son. applied for exist visas with his wife. Natasha. in 1983. They were refused and told that their "emmigration from the U.S.S.R. is not justified at the present time." On March 14. 1986.