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Jose Cohen
Case History:
Jose Cohen has been separated
from his wife, Lazara Brito, his three children,
Yanelis (16 years old), Yamila (13 years old)
and Isaac (8 years old) for six years. He also
had been separated from his parents, Isaac and
Daisy Cohen Levy, for the same period of time.
All of the family members in Cuba have received
U.S. Visas, but are denied the necessary exit
permits by the Cuban government.
Lazara Brito Cohen has written to all the highest
levels of the Cuban government -Fidel Castro,
Ricardo Alarcón (President of the National Assembly
of the People's Power) and Carlos Lage (Vice-President,
and former chief economic strategist); as well
as to important religious leaders, such as Jaime
Cardenal Ortega, prelate of the Catholic Church
in Cuba; Jose Miller, President of the Jewish
Community in Cuba, and both the Cuban and U.S.
leadership of the National Council of Churches.
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There has no definitive
or satisfactory response from any of these sources.
Furthermore, the eldest daughter, Yanelys, has been
prevented from continuing her schooling. Yamila, the
youngest daughter, has been forced to take part in "pro-Elian",
anti-U.S., protest in front of the U.S. Interest Section
in Havana.
Additionally, Dr.
David Cohen, his brother, was dismissed from his position
in a clinic in 1993 for wearing a Star of David; and
despite being in possesion of a Visa for exit to, and
residency in, the Dominican Republic, is denied the
required exit permit. Dr. David Cohen's wife is Dominican.
The Cohen's family
in Cuba lives at the following address:
calle 15, # 505, entre D y E, apto. 7, Vedado, Ciudad
Habana, Cuba, Tel.:32 08 03.
Visa Status:
All persons in question have U.S. Visas; all are denied
exit permits by the Cuban government.
Please
contact New
Generation Cuba for more information
