According to relatives in the United States. the two Brodsky children. Boris. age 22. and Tatyiana. age 8. have both been ill as a result of the Chernobyl accident. Perhaps just as disturbing. the family has received antiSemitic threats. The situation is so desperate that Irina Brodsky. Valerys wife. has considered leaving with her family even if Valery cannot. Mr. President. I call on President Gorbachev to allow the Brodskys. and other families like them. to leave the Soviet Union. While the world appreciates the liberalization that has taken place under Gorbachevs leadership. it will never be considered adequate while oppression of Jews continues and free emigration is denied.*
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