Soviet Jewish refuseniks Isai and Grigory Goldstein, arrested Monday at a farewell party in Moscow, were released after being briefly detained by Soviet authorities, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) reported here.
They are expected to leave with their families on Thursday for Israel, bringing to a close a more than 14-year struggle for the right to emigrate.
Also released after being briefly detained was Isai’s wife, Elizaveta, who, like the two brothers, is also a physicist.
The party in Moscow for the Goldsteins, of Tbilisi, was given by fellow emigration activists. According to the SSSJ, the three were arrested for not having permission to be in Moscow.
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