In this era of glasnost our hopes have been raised that real reforms will take place in the Soviet Union. However. despite the release of some wellknown dissidents and refuseniks. thousands of others. people who are not perhaps as well known or not as publicized by the media. still languish in the Soviet Union. We must continue to focus on the individual cases in order to keep the flame of hope alive for all those who are denied the right to emigrate. I would like to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of my colleagues the case of the Tsimberov family of Leningrad. Pavel and Victoria Tsimberov. their 21yearold daughter Una. their 24yearold son Dmitri. Dmitris wife Tania and their 6monthold baby Leah have applied for permission to leave Soviet Union for the United States. While Pavel and Victoria Tsimberov have been issued exit visas. their children and spouses have not. The elder Tsimberovs are hesitant to leave the Soviet Union for fear that their family will be divided never to be reunited. It is a shame that these people and others like them are not allowed to emigrate and begin more productive lives. I have been endeavoring to obtain the entire Tsimberov familys freedom. but we all know it will be a long and difficult effort. It is my fervent wish that the new hopes lighted in the hearts of Soviet refuseniks and divided families by the release of several wellknown refuseniks and dissidents will not be extinguished.
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