Petitions bearing the names of approximately 17,000 Soviet Jewish immigrants in Israel urging the U.S. Congress to adopt the Jackson-Mills-Vanik legislation supporting free emigration from the Soviet Union were presented today to Sen. Henry M. Jackson (D.Wash.) and Rep. Charles A. Vanik (D.Ohio).
“The promise of the Soviet government to suspend implementation of the infamous education tax regulation.” the petitions said, “does not solve the problem of masses of Jews throughout the Soviet Union who want to follow in our footsteps–to return to our land. The problem is the denial of this human right.” The presentation was made on the Capitol’s steps.
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