He has often traveled to Israel. Poland. the U.S.S.R.. Australia. and numerous other nations. and has never missed an opportunity to encourage International support for the rights of Soviet Jewry. Combined with the efforts of countless men and women around the world. I know that Rabbi Poupko must take great pleasure from the remarkable growth in the number of Soviet Jews who have been able to emigrate freely from the Soviet Union over the past few years. Between 1982 and 1986. an average of only 1.000 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union. Since 1987. this number has steadily grown.
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