The police arrested Anatoly at a demonstration in September 1988. and he served 10 days in prison. The Genis familys 13year struggle is especially urgent now that their son. Seva. has reached draft age. If Seva is conscripted into the Armed Forces. the Genis familys application may face even further denials and delays. While I welcome the recent rise in emigration from the Soviet Union and the progress toward glasnost and perestroika. the plight of Anatoly and Galya Genis reminds us that many Soviet citizens still do not enjoy the right to free emigration. Let us hope that the Genis family will celebrate Galyas next birthday in Israel.
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