But. only today. I have received wonderful news. Leonid Lubman has received his visa to emigrate from the Soviet Union and to travel to Israel. Today. Leonid Lubman symbolizes the predicament of countless Soviet Jews. While Lubman is an example of how Jews have been needlessly punished for attempting to live their lives according to cultural and religious traditions. he also represents the noticeable improvement in the emigration rate. So. therefore. this Jewish Heritage Week. I seek to call attention to the continuing plight of Soviet Jews. Although like Lubman. many Jews have emigrated from the Soviet Union. hundreds of thousands have yet to receive permission to leave. We as Americans. must not forget the multitudes who remain. And so today. we must redouble our efforts to be tireless advocates for the rights of those who cannot speak for themselves.
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