As more and more of his friends were granted permission to leave. his hope began to ebb. Vladimir Tsivkin is a case of special humanitarian interest. Not only has he been In refusal for more than 10 years. making him one of the longest remaining Soviet Jews denied. he has a special claim to emigrate because his family aleady lives in the United States. Vladimirs wife and daughter left the Soviet Union on a tourist visa and now live in this country. It is very hard on him to be separated from his family. especially since his health is not good. He suffers from an endocrine disorder and needs surgery. Vladimir has been repeatedly refused permission to emigrate since 1979 on the grounds of state secrets ab though he has not worked at the Defense Ministry since 1978. Now Vladimir has no military card. and therefore he has no way to earn a living. This situation makes him liable to criminal prosecution. Despite repeated refusal. the Tsivkin family received official permission to emigrate on March 14. 1989. more than 1 year ago. Based on this permission. they relinquished their jobs. sold almost all their belongings and returned their official documents. Eight days later the Soviet Visa Department called to inform the family that the permission had been granted "by mistake." No additional information was given. Although when I was in the Soviet Union I gave Mr. Tsivkin an invitation to visit me in the United States.
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