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Mostly They're Russian Jews by STEPHENS BROENING
An Associated Press report from Moscow describes narrow lives of Soviet Jews barred from leaving for Israel and forced into subsistence jobs. Lev Libov, a metallurgist, pays 60 rubles monthly to pad doors while his family awaits exit permits. Officials bar emigration, citing national knowledge loss, leading to arrests, protests, and repeated firings among many families including Kosharovsky, Slepak, Orlov, Babel, and Novikov. The piece highlights personal tolls, including threats, family separations, and state restrictions amid the Nixon visit era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Associated Press
Moscow
Lev Libov
Papa
Leningrad
Libov
Interior Ministry
Kosharovsky
Barukh Einbinder
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Academy of Sciences
Orlova
Vladimir Slepak
Slepak
Alex
Nixon
Maria
Slepaks
KGB
Secret Police
Birobidzhan
Stalin
Manchuria
Barukh Orlov
Orlov