Student protests in Tiananmen Square further opened our eyes to the struggle for freedom just beginning in the Communist world. And though the Gorbachev era promises to bring ideological change to the Soviet Union. Jewish refuseniks continue to appeal to the United States for help acquiring the freedom to emigrate. Mikhail and Natasha Kozanevich are such a family. Since their initial application for emigration in 1973. the Kozanevichs have tried repeatedly to obtain exit visas from the Soviet authorities. Their attempts. however. have been met with persecution. As with other Jewish refuseniks. their guaranteed rights under the Helsinki accords have been ignored. Immediately after he applied for an exit visa. Mikhail Kozanevich lost his job as a radio engineer. Both he and his wife. formerly a chemist. have not been able to find employment as professional scientists since.
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