Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union rose slightly in September to 1307, 30 percent of the 1979 average, the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry reported Wednesday. Of the 1307, 990 or 76 percent, did not continue to Israel, the SSSJ said.
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