Only 55 Jews were granted exit visas from the Soviet Union during November, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry reported. Included in the figure, a slight increase from the October low of 29, are 12 Muscovite Jews, marking the first time in over seven months that Jews from the Soviet capital were permitted to emigrate. Only 805 Jews have emigrated since January 1984, indicating an annual figure of less than 1,000.
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