egoat for failure of government policies. The UNHCR is trying to focus on preventative measures instead of responding to emergencies as they occur; they would like more international pressure applied to governments that abuse human rights to avoid conditions that drive people from their home.
Russian Jews now number approximately 450,000 and may comprise a third of New York City's Jewish population by the year 2000. Most Russian immigrants bear the scars of a hard life they left behind and find themselves New York's second-largest immigrant population. Organized Jewry has stepped up efforts to monitor the growing numbers and demands of Russian Jews. Boards and staffs of local and citywide Jewish organizations are increased to accommodate Russian representation. Russian Jews are becoming a distinct and separate group within New York Jewry. Alex Lanzman, president of the Independent Republicans of South Brooklyn, has been steering Russian immigrants away from estab
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