nearly the same number of Jews were permitted to leave in 1981.
According to wiki - over 9,000 Jews were allowed to leave in 1981. But as was mentioned earlier here, most preferred the West over Israel.
But it's also interesting that in those years, the number of Jews allowed to leave was dropping. That group didn't show any 'Russian change of heart' at all.
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Date: 2014-03-28 06:05 am (UTC)According to wiki - over 9,000 Jews were allowed to leave in 1981. But as was mentioned earlier here, most preferred the West over Israel.
But it's also interesting that in those years, the number of Jews allowed to leave was dropping. That group didn't show any 'Russian change of heart' at all.