782 Soviet Jews Emigrate in August
Jews emigrating from the Soviet Union numbered 782 in August, raising the total so far this year to 4,681, the Intergovernmental Committee for Migration said on Tuesday.
Of those who emigrated last month, 241 went to Israel, the destination of 1,180 Soviet Jews this year, the agency said.
In July, 807 Soviet Jews were recorded as having emigrated via Vienna, and a total of 945 were permitted to leave the Soviet Union in 1986, the agency said.
The number of Jews granted exit visas peaked to 51,000 in 1979 but fell sharply until a sudden reversal this March, when the monthly figure rose to 470 after averaging fewer than 100 for four years, according to the agency.
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