Hostile Climate Quotes
Russia at the time would not allow Jews to leave the country under the theory that The Soviet Union had paid to educate them and their skills were too valuable to allow them to emigrate to other nations without some compensation for Russia. Meanwhile there was immense pent up pressure for Jews to immigrate to the U. S., Israel, Europe, even parts of South America and Asia. Russia finally changed their policies and millions of Jews and non-Jews emigrated.
