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Since applying to leave for Israel, Kosharovsky lost his job and he and his family have been frequently harass- ed by the KGB. Kosharovsky has been placed under house arrest and charged with "hooliganism." Local Soviet Jewry activists have initiated several pro- grams to help draw attention to the family's plight. Celia Wilson, who has been working for more than 11 years on behalf of the Kosharovskys, is asking in- dividuals to sign petitions that will be mailed to OVIR, the Soviet emigration office. The petitions cite Soviet of- ficials' constant rejection of the Kosharovskys' visa ap- plications, and ask that the family be given permission to leave for Israel. Wilson also has been speak- ing about the Kosharovskys to groups throughout the ci- ty. Late last week, she ad- dressed students at Akiva Hebrew Day School, where students agreed to send a let- ter every day to the Kosharovskys. And members of B'nei Akiva throughout the nation held a fast on March 10 in solidarity with the refusenik family. The youth group is planning several events to help publicize the case of and support the Kosharovskys. On March 10, Rep. William Broomfield (R-Birmingham) joined in the campaign sup- porting the Kosharovksys with a statement in the House. In the prepared state- ment, Broomfield said that "In the spirit of glasnost it is my most sincere hope that the Soviet government will honor its commitments as signatories to the Helsinki ac- cords. The most these in- dividuals ask for is the oppor- tunity to live their lives in peace, in the country of their own choosing." Meanwhile, Sen. Carl Levin y (D-Mich.) just returned from a trip to the Soviet Union, where he met with a number of refuseniks, including Kosharovsky, and top Soviet officials. Levin, in an interview at his Washington office, said he stressed in his talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze that relations between the two countries would improve if he allowed for increased emigra- tion and decreased state in- terference in religious practices. Levin said he cited specific cases of individuals being harassed for attempts to prac- tice their religion freely. Although the senator said he found talks with Shevard- nadze very productive, his meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was less successful. Gorbachev, he said, "was rattling off his rhetoric" about the non-existence of human rights problems. Levin said the talks were "not particularly productive." One of the refuseniks with whom Levin met while in the Soviet Union was Izabel Shte- ingardt, mother of Detroiter Svetlana Braun. Levin delivered photos from the wedding of Svetlana and Keith Braun. Levin also met with Ari and Mila Volvolsky, the adopted family of Congregation Beth Shalom who also have family in Detroit, and refuseniks Abe and Michael Stolar. Abe Stolar is an American citizen who, as a child, settl- ed in the Soviet Union with his parents. He has been try- ing to emigrate since 1974. Levin has been extremely active on behalf of Stolar, in- cluding issuing an appeal last month to President Reagan. In his statement, Levin states that, "Many longtime refuseniks were allowed to leave the Soviet Union in 1987, and we rejoice in their freedom. But what do these highly publicized cases mean for the Stolars and others who wait like them? "Enough is enough. It is time that this U.S. citizen be allowed to leave the Soviet Union with his family." Genocide Law Washington, D.C. — The Anti-Defamation Legaue of B'nai B'rith called on the House of Representatives to incorporate the crime of genocide into the criminal law of the United States.