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...Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski, 79, Roman Catholic Primate of Poland for more than 30 years, fiery advocate of the faith and defiant symbol of Polish nationalism under Soviet-dominated Communist regimes. An astute political infighter and vigorous defender of social and political rights, he mastered a precarious form of cooperation with the commissars that preserved the church's independence and helped pave the way for the development of the Solidarity trade-union federation...
...Stefan Kanfer...
Also in the combat zone of the spirit is Stefan Kanfer's Fear Itself (Putnam; 215 pages; $12.95). Set for the most part in Europe, New York and Washington, his novel is a deeply felt portrayal of Nazi savagery, the specific horror of the Holocaust, the courage of the few, and a slumbrous, insensitive America. It is largely the story of Niccolo Levi, a talented young Jewish actor who, by late 1943, has joined the underground in his native Italy because, as he says, "nobody promised anything except survival, which is what an Italian Jew did best...
Sister Mary Ignatius (Elizabeth Franz) has taught for many years at Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrow school. She believes that to spare the rod is to spoil the child, perhaps eternally. Her rod is the catechism. Her prize pupil (Mark Stefan) can make pinpoint distinctions between venial and mortal sins. The sister pops a cookie into his mouth after each impeccable response, and Stefan plays the role with the precision of an ordained parrot...
Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev greeted Jaruzelski's appointment with a cordial telegram urging him to use his "great prestige" to rally the Polish party against "counterrevolution." There was no indication that the Kremlin had imposed Jaruzelski on the Poles; indeed, it probably would have preferred Politburo Hard-Liner Stefan Olszowski. But the Soviets apparently found the general an acceptable replacement for Kania, in whom they had lost all confidence...