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Ruins of the Sanctuary
Women will recognize
themselves in this poignant
book about one woman's
battle to finally live on her
own terms. "Double
Standards" by Aviva
Hellman (Pocket Books) is
about a woman of the '50s,
who gave of herself to nur-
ture her husband and chil-
dren, only to find in later
years that her sacrifices
were not valued.
Beth Van Ess, elegant,
educated, born into elite
society, falls passionately in
love with Adam Stillman, a
poor Jewish lawyer from the
Bronx.
Although worlds apart,
she adjusts to his life. Her
friend Gillian advises her,
"Continue working, setting
your goals for a career of
your own and enjoy your life
with Adam when he's
around; or you can take all
of your abilities and put
them to work for Adam."
Beth chooses the latter,
just as multitudes of
women of that era did.
She raises a family and
aids her husband in his
struggle to elevate him-
self in his political career.
Even when she loses faith
in him, she cannot seek her
own happiness elsewhere at
the cost of her family and
Adam's potential impor-
tance. Eventually her life
attains contentment, and
then is shattered by Adam
leaving her for a younger
woman.
Beth delves into a review
of her life; what went
wrong, what else could she
have done to have had a
more successful marriage
and life. She comes to a
realization and says, "I need
a framework, a point of de-
parture. I need to be part of
something where I feel use-
ful and productive and ap-
preciated."
Women of every age will
empathize with that state-
ment. The woman of the '80s
has grown up knowing she
has choices, while the
woman of the '50s dis-
covered it gradually as she
matured and faced life out-
side her home.
There are still double
standards governing
men and women, but the
gap is narrowing; there
are now more avenues
open to women than ever
before.
Aviva Hellman, in "Dou-
ble Standards" focuses a
beam of light on a subject
that women are still
struggling to bring out of
the shadows. The book is
worth reading because it is -
thought provoking and
brings about an examina-
tion of the choices in one's
own life.
Protests Popular
Anilmg Israelis
RAMAT GAN (JNI) —
Twenty-one percent of all
Israelis have participated in
some form of demonstra-
tion, according to a recent
study by Prof. Shmuel
Lehman of Bar-Ilan Uni-
versity. The comparative
U.S. figure is 11 percent.
Research revealed that
38.5 percent of Israeli
demonstrations are related
to social issues, 30 percent
are religious, 20 percent
.economic and 15 percent
political.
This world belongs to the
energetic.
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