1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminEmigration of Soviet Jews Hit a Nine-year High in December - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XCYkEd5mMR"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/emigration-of-soviet-jews-hit-a-nine-year-high-in-december">Emigration of Soviet Jews Hit a Nine-year High in December</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/emigration-of-soviet-jews-hit-a-nine-year-high-in-december/embed#?secret=XCYkEd5mMR" width="600" height="338" title="“Emigration of Soviet Jews Hit a Nine-year High in December” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="XCYkEd5mMR" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union jumped to 3,652 in December, the largest monthly total in nine years, according to the National Conference on Soviet Jewry. That brings the total for 1988 to 19,286, the highest annual figure since 1980, when 21,471 Jews left the Soviet Union. In 1987, 8,155 Jews were allowed to emigrate, […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315