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...Life of Ivan Denisovich, Cancer Ward, The First Circle) deal mainly with the victims of Stalinist terror. Last week, in a dramatic departure from his earlier reticence, Solzhenitsyn talked with two Western newsmen about his own precarious existence under an increasingly hostile regime. Said he: "A kind of forbidden contaminated zone has been created around my family...
...propounded by Canadian Philosopher Emil Fackenheim: Jews are forbidden to grant posthumous victories to Hitler. That includes maintaining loyalty to two Jerusalems: the earthly city and the heavenly one, the realized and the unrealized. For many Jews, the earthly Jerusalem remains an irresistible symbol of hope and triumph. For others, aliyah to the existing Jerusalem is not necessary to reach the ideal one. To them, "Next Year in Jerusalem" means a spiritual journey: contributing their special vision to help build something nearer to that heavenly city?the kingdom of God?throughout the world...
...take the names of their husbands. Alimony could be available to either spouse; child-custody laws that specify a preference for the mother could become invalid. Many of the protective labor laws might become invalid; banning women from certain jobs because of the possibility of pregnancy could also be forbidden. Laws against prostitution could be jeopardized unless the customer is also subject to penalty...
Solzhenitsyn reproached the church hierarchy for compliance with such measures as the closing of churches, the repression of dissident priests and the ban on religious education for children. Even the ringing of church bells is forbidden: "Why should Russia be deprived of her most ancient adornment, her most beautiful voice?" Although critical of Orthodoxy's subservience to the state, Solzhenitsyn acknowledged that the church was hardly less obedient in czarist days. "Russian history might have been incomparably more humane and harmonious in the last few centuries," he wrote, "if the church had not surrendered its independence...
...Fire instead of the lesser Avis, Levitt and several other companies. ITT stands to collect about $600 million from those sales, and Geneen figures that he can reinvest the money-mostly in Europe-in ways that will raise profits by 10% to 12% a year. But the trustbusters have forbidden ITT from making any major acquisitions in the U.S. for at least ten years, and that will crimp its imperial aims at home. Beyond that, the political cloud cast over ITT is bound to affect its relations with customers, including the Government, in ways as yet unimagined...