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TEXAS JEWISH POST VHuHSDmY, FEBRUmRY 12, ',987 FORT WORTH PAGE 18
EMIGRATION UPDATE:
Samuel Zivs, vice chairman of
the Association of Soviet
Lawyers and deputy chairman
of the "Anti-Zionist Committee
of the Soviet Public,” stated at
a press conference in late
January that about 500 of his
fellow Soviet Jews had received
permission to leave the USSR.
Whether or not this statement
is true, the number of Jews
that actually left in January
was only 98, a smaller total
than had departed in three of
the previous four months. In-
deed, early evidence indicates
that the new Soviet emigration
rules are being interpreted
narrowly to preclude ap-
plication by those without "fir-
st-degree" kin abroad. Can this
practice be consistent with the
Helsinki Accords?
REFUSENIK NEWS: - IN a
letter to columnist Joe Liken,
Victor Yelistratov, adopted by
the Dallas chapter of the
American Jewish Congress,
made a plea for support. Vic-
tor, seen by columnist Liken in
September, noted that he since
Soviet Jewry Report
had met Elie Wiesel and
AJCongress president, Theodore
Mann. He asked for help in
distributing a videotape of
himself and his wife Batsheva’s
emigre relatives in order to
spread publicity about his
plight and encourage potential
USSR VISITORS TO SEE HIM.
Victor also made specific
requests that visitors bring
such items as energy cells for
watches, magnetic cassettes
tapes, makeup, perfume, and
T-shirts. Direct inquiries about
the videotape and gift items to
the AJCongress office, 368-
2731. Write Victor, whose bir-
thday was Jan. 30, at Bolshaya
Cherkizovskaya 1-2-50, Moscow
107061, RSFSR. USSR.
Two of the people we repor-
ted about last month have had
very different results at the
emigration office. CHAIM BUR-
STEIN of Leningrad now has an
exit visa to go with his new
American wife, and his family
is expected to depart later this
month. Mark Terlitsky of
Moscow, however, received his
11th refusal in 11 applications
on Jan. 21. Helsinki watch ac-
tivist Anatoly Cherkasov, also
mentioned last month, has
been moved from the Moscow
Psychiatric Hospital #14 to a
less oppressive facility in his
native Kuibyshev, but he con-
tinues to receive powerful
tranquilizers that cause
physical side-effects.
Alex Ioffe of Moscow, who
has been visited by several
Dallasites including Rep. Steve
Bartlett, went on a hunger
strike Jan. 8-28 on behalf of
the family of his son Dmitry
(Dima), whose wedding Rep.
Bartlett attended in 1985.
Dima, his wife, Tanya, and
their daughter, liana, had been
refused visas in their own right
for the first time in November.
The authorities told Alex that
they would let Dima’s family
leave if he ended his fast, but
Alex says that he will resume
the hunger strike if no action is
taken in two weeks. Write the
Ioffes at Protsoyuznayo 85/1,
Apt. 203, Moscow 117279.
PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE
NEWS: One of the forty-two
political prisoners released by
the Soviet authorities last week
was a Jewish POC. Roald
Zelichonok whose wife Galina
was visited by columnist Joe
Liken during his USSR trip. We
rejoice in the news of Roald’s
release after approximately one
and one half years of im-
prisonment and resulting
health problems.
Dr, Yosif Begun, who will not
be allowed to see his family
until May, also went on a
hunger strike in his prison cell.
Some believe that the release
of prominent Soviet
psychiatrist Anatoly Koryagin
has implications for Yosif’s
fate, as both men were im-
prisoned under the same
provision, which generally is
considered a more serious of-
fense than the usual charge
against refuseniks. Let’s find
out by appealing on Yosif’s
behalf to Ambassador Yuri
Dubinin, Embassy of the USSR,
One Sakharov Plaza,
Washington, B.C. 20036.
Far from Yosif’s prison,
Aleksey Magarick is serving a
three-year sentence in the bit-
terly cold Omsk region of
Siberia. Aleksey, whose father,
Vladimir, visited Austin and
Houston on his son’s behalf
recently, had been deprived of
warm clothing and protective
gloves, and his hands had
become diseased. In a letter
dated Dec. 27, however,
Aleksey told his wife, Natasha,
that he obtained warm clothes,
treatment for his hands and
arms, and three days off to
compensate for his having to
work on Sundays. This im-
provement appears directly
tied to an outcry on Aleksey’s
behalf in the West. Aleksey,
who was beaten in the camp
last fall, remains in prison,
however, for a trumped-up
drug possession charge. Keep
the pressure on by writing In-
terior Minister of the USSR, 6
Ogarev St., Moscow 103009.
Support Natasha by writing her
at Rusakovskaya 27/88,
Moscow 107113. For more in-
formation about Aleksey’s
plight, contact Dallas Action
for Soviet Jewry, which is
highlighting him this month,
through columnist Liken.
Hi
The Dallas chapter of the American
Jewish Congress compiles the infor-
mation used In this column. Call the
AJCongress office (368-2731) or
columnist Joe Liken (247-7545) for
more Soviet Jewry information.
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Touring the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Holocaust Museum on the second day of his first visit to the
Western United States, Natan Scharansky viewed displays and exhibits explained in turn by (at right) j
Simon Wiesenthal Center officials. Also pictured are (in back of Scharansky) Los Angeles Mayor Tom 1
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