Speaker. as one who has been involved in the cause of international human rights for a number of years. I am encouraged by recent developments in the Soviet Union. I welcome the changes that are taking place and I am delighted by the Increasing number of families and individuals that are now being permitted to emigrate. In particular. I am most heartened by the news that Mr. Abe Stolar. a native of Chicago. has at long last left Moscow and is now living in Israel. It is my understanding that he will also be visiting Chicago later this spring where I know he will receive a warm and enthusiastic welcome. But we have experience with the emigration policies of the Soviet Union and I know that what is good today can be quite dismal tomorrow. That is why it is important to take a few moments to remember that Jews in the U.S.S.R. remain a repressed minority and that their safety and wellbeing depends very much on the support of informed and committed people in this country and around the world. That is the message that we receive from those who have emigrated and I wish to emphasize that point today.
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