Speaker. I rise to participate in the 1989 Congressional Call to Conscience Vigil by speaking out for the Refuseniks in the Soviet Union. The term "refusnik" describes a Soviet Jew who. having been refused permission to emigrateor. many times. the right even to applyoften experences the fear of dismissal from work or school. harassment by the KGB. and the threat of antiSemitism as a daily part of their lives. I wish to share with my colleagues one particular case. Vladimar Dashevsky. his wife Tatiana. and their four children applied for a visa in the spring of 1977 and waited 23 months for the reply they had feared. Vladimir. who worked as a astro physicist. was not Involved in state secrets. The reason for his refusal Is unknown. Since his application to emigrate. Viadimar has been unable to find work in his profession. The family is In deep need of financial help.
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