In the "Boris Kelman Rescue Week." a campaign designed to widely publicize Boris plight. Mr. Kelman. a Leningrad cultural and emigration activist leader. his wife Alla. and their two sons. have been in refusal since 1979 for secrets Boris accessed at a job he last held in 1978. On July 13. 1989. Boris and his family received another discouraging message when the Soviet authorities once again refused them visas to Israel. a refusal which will last until they can apply again in 1995. Mr. Gorbachev has repeatedly stated that no one should be held on secrecy grounds longer than 5 to 7 years. Boris will be held In refusal for 16 years. more than three times the maximum limit the Soviets have announced will be In the new emigration laws. The Kelman family are practicing Jews. which is yet another reason for the immediate release of this family. Thousands of those facing problems with obtaining permission to leave are harassed and endangered while still In the Soviet Union.
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