Mr. Speaker. on Sunday. May 3. 1987. many of us involved in the fight for Soviet Jewish emigration gathered together at Dag HammarsJold Plaza opposite the United Nations In New York City for Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry. This annual expression of concern routinely draws hundreds of thousands of dedicated men. women. and children. to demonstrate their support for the religious. cultural. and other human rights which are currently denied Soviet Jews. Among the speakers was Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. Richard Schifter. Ambassador Schifter has a long and Illustrious record of dedication to the cause of human rights around the world. and took the time to outline In detail for the more than 200.000 participants that day.
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