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Jews Join Exodus From Azerbaijan : Soviet Union: Some tell tales of threats and violence by Muslims. Most want to emigrate to Israel or the U.S.

January 30, 1990 | MASHA HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Azerbaijani Jews, fleeing by the thousands, are the latest refugees to arrive here from the troubled capital of Baku. Fearful of becoming the next target in the bloody ethnic warfare in the southern Soviet republics, they are desperately seeking permission to leave for Israel or the United States. Some of the refugees report incidents of Jews being beaten or threatened by Muslim extremists.

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Jews Join Exodus From Azerbaijan : Soviet Union: Some tell tales of threats and violence by Muslims. Most want to emigrate to Israel or the U.S.

January 30, 1990 | MASHA HAMILTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Azerbaijani Jews, fleeing by the thousands, are the latest refugees to arrive here from the troubled capital of Baku. Fearful of becoming the next target in the bloody ethnic warfare in the southern Soviet republics, they are desperately seeking permission to leave for Israel or the United States. Some of the refugees report incidents of Jews being beaten or threatened by Muslim extremists.

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