Campaign to Resettle Soviet Jews Begun
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley joined a group of local Jewish leaders Tuesday to launch “Operation Exodus,” a campaign to raise $36 million by 1992 to help resettle Soviet Jews in Israel.
“The protection of human rights is the most noble endeavor in the world,” Bradley declared. “That is why I ardently support Operation Exodus, which has, as its foundation, the protection of human rights for Soviet Jews who want to resettle in Israel.
Richard Gunther, a co-chairman of the Honorary Operation Exodus Committee, said about 1 million Soviet Jews have applied for exit visas to move to Israel. Since the beginning of the year alone, 17,759 Soviet Jews have immigrated.
Nationally, the American Jewish community hopes to raise $420 million to support the resettlement effort.
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