Speaker. In particular. I would like to bring attention to the case of Mark Terlitsky. his wife Svetlana KredovaTerlitskaya. and their family. and I appeal to the Soviet authorities to allow these individuals to emigrate without further delay. Mark is a graduate of the Moscow Institute of Architecture. and for 15 years was one of the leading architects in Moscow. He was project architect for a number of large projects. including the historic restoration of ancient buildings in the Kremlin. Svetlana was an economic analyst. As soon as Mark made it known in 1974 that he was going to apply for permission to emigrate to Israel. he was demoted. When the entire Terlitsky family applied to emigrate in 1976. Marks brother and Svetlanas sister were given exit visas but. cruelly. Mark. Svetlana. their daughter Olga. and Marks elderly mother. Fanya. were refused because of Marks alleged "possession of secret information." The family reapplied many times to emigrate to Israel and. later. to the United States. but were refused each time. Both Mark and Svetlana lost their jobs in 1976 because of their application to emigrate. and neither has been able to find a permanent job since. On several occasions Mark and Svetlana have been detained. harassed. and beaten by the KBG and hired thugs. In the face of these hostile actions.
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