He was beaten up by schoolmatesonce into unconsciousness. On December 23. 1986. Solomon was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet with a spokesman of Foreign Minister Eduard Sheverdnaze. He told Solomon that Soviet leaders had decided not to give visas to his family. The stated reason: Although Solomon was not in contact with any "secrets." it is possible that he might have acquired some secrets during all of his life experience. During this same time period. Mark. now 25 years old and a computer programmer. began to be harassed at his job and threatened with dismissal. The family will appeal his case in the Soviet courts.