Lerner and her husband. Aleksandr Y. Lerner had sought emigration. Dr. Lerner is a noted specialist in automatic control systems. a field considered sensitive in the Soviet Union. and the emigration petitions were declined on the ground that his departure would be "contrary to the states interests." When his wife died last week at the age of 65. the authorities declined permission for her body to leave the country for burial in Israel. Instead. the authorities allowed the Lerners 31yearold daughter. Sonya Leven. who emigrated with her husband and child in 1973. to return for the funeral. In case exit visas are ultimately granted to Dr. Lerner and his 35yearold son. Vladimir. the family arranged for the body to be placed in a sealed metal coffin inside a wooden box. an arrangement that would allow for exhumation and reburial in Israel.
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