In the 1930s. when Abe was still in his teens. his parents took him back to the Soviet Union. He didnt want to leave America. but he had no choice. Returning to Russia proved a mistake. Both of Abes parents and one sister died in Stalins purges. Abe made the most of his situation. He got a job. married. and raised a family. Through it all he never gave up his U.S. citizenship or his love of America. Now he wants to come home. The Stolars received permission to emigrate in 1975. but they were detained at the airport. The reason given by the Soviet authorities was that Gita Stolar. Abes wife. had engaged in secret work.
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