In honoring him with this distinguished award. the world rededicated itself to the enduring cause of "never. never again." We must renew and redouble our efforts to permit all who dream of "next year in Jerusalem" to realize that goal. We rejoice in the new freedom of Natan Shcharansky. Yuri Orlov and David Goldfarb and are hopeful that that recent Soviet indications of increased Jewish emigration will bear fruit. Yet Soviet emigration is still at unacceptable low levels. Only 914 Jews were allowed to emigrate in 1986 compared to the peak of 51.000 in 1979. And Benjamin Charny and other Soviet cancer patients still await permission to seek urgent medical care and to Join their loved ones in the West. On this anniversary. we pledge ourselves again to never give up or give in until all who wish to depart the Soviet Union are permitted to do so.
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