The family received good news on March 12. 1987. when the Khassins daughter. Helena. and her husband. Mikhail. were allowed to emigrate to Israel. But on January 12 of this year. Gennady and Natasha were refused again. for the fourth time. The Moscow "OVIR" told Natasha that the Khassin family was refused on the basis of "secrets." No other explanation was given. The next day. Natasha went to the allunion "OVIR." She said she did not wish her entire family to be denied permission to emigrate because of her alleged knowledge of "secrets." Therefore. she asked that her husband Gennady and their 11yearold daughter. Yehudit. be allowed to emigrate without her. They responded. "If we give permission to Gennady and Yehudit. you will complain that we have separated your family." Natasha then signed a statement stating her resolve to allow her family to leave while she remained. However. she asserted that she would continue her efforts to emigrate. The allunion "OVIR" then said they would reconsider the application of Gennady and Yehudit. However. no action has been taken yet.
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