Soviet Jewish Prisoner of Conscience Aleksandr Paritsky has been informed that his application to emigrate to Israel will be refused until 1990, according to the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. The Conference has also learned that pressure is being brought on Paritsky to appear on Soviet radio and television to recant his “crimes.”
Returning to her home in Kharkov following a visit with Aleksandr, Polina Paritsky reported that her husband is in extremely poor physical condition. Soviet labor camp authorities refused to allow her to give him clothing or food to supplement his meager diet. Polina was reluctant to leave him in his weakened condition, but indicated that Aleksandr urged her to return to Kharkov so that her residency permit for that city would not be revoked, it was reported.
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