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The Gates of NovemberThe second sheet of paper was a statement from the Foreign Ministry of Israel, certifying the signature of the inviting БЂњrelative,БЂ«joining in her request, and guaranteeing that those invited would be given citizenship after their arrival. The invitation was the core element in the tortuous visa application process they were about to undertake: the key to the exit door of the Soviet Union and the entrance door to Israel. Looking at it closely, Volodya saw that his and MashaБЂ™s names were replete with egregious spelling errors that could not be corrected. He was dismayed. They would now have to wait for a second invitation. Volodya knew that all letters from abroad, before being delivered, were opened and read by the authorities. It was only a matter of days until the KGB informed the head of the institute that engineer Slepak was planning to emigrate. He would be fired immediately. He now needed to find someone else who was emigrating to Israel. More months would pass before the second invitation arrived ...» | Код для вставки книги в блог HTML
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