American Nazi Groups Were Major Concern of U.S. Jews in 1978 NEW YORK — American Jews worried more about a resurgence of Nazi groups last year than any other issue relating to domestic Jewish security. The intense Jewish reaction to a series of Nazi activities in Skokie and elsewhere came at a time when anti-Sem' ,ism and anti-Jewish discrimination in this country are at their lowest in more than three' decades. These were among the findings of two analyses on "Individual Freedom and Jewish Security" — one from a national perspective and one from a local perspective — made public by the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council. While they also discuss the pros and cons of such issues as a national constitutional convention, govern- ment surveillance of private citizens, reporter "shield" laws, and pre-screening controv- ersial television programs, the major portion of both papers deals with the Nazis. Intermarriage and 'Parental Permissiveness' Brzezinski in a Message of Cheer for • Israel and Jewry According to Albert D. Chernin, executive vice chairman of the NJCRAC, the analyses Confirm past assessments that instances of anti-Jewish prejudice will continue to surface every year and that while Jews must remain constantly alert to the threat of anti-Semitism, even more important is vigilance against threats to democratic institutions. "What complicates the issue of American Nazis," he said, "is the traditional Jewish dedication to freedom of speech and to the First Amendment itself, which are so vital to the interests of the Jewish community." The reports, 'Prepared for the NJCRAC by Samuel Rabinove, legal director of the American Jewish Committee, and Norman A. Stack, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis, will be used as background papers at a session of the 1979 NJCRAC Plenary meeting, Jan. 21-24 in Cincinnati. HE JEWISH NEWS Commentary, Page 2 A Weekly Review of Jewish Events Brzezirfski Prophecies of Doom, - the Far East Dilemma, Middle East and Global Crises Editorials, Page 4 . VOL. LXXIV, No. 19 17515 W. Nine' Mile, Suite 865, Southfield, .Mich. 48075 424-8833 $12.00 Per Year: This Issue 30. Jan. 12, 1979 Israel in 'Symbolic Gesture' Will Admit 100 Boat People Israel Considering Negev Village for Black Hebrews TEL AVIV (JTA) — The problem of the Black Hebrews residing in Dimona may soon be solved by establishing an agricultural village for them in the Negev and providing them with the means to construct their own community. This 1 in essence, is a recommendation of a special com- mittee of the Knesset. The issue of the Black Hebrews was raised by groups' of Dimona residents who claimed that they were having an adverse affect on the local youth and the community in general. The Dimona residents claimed that the Black Hebrews were conducting services and carrying on practices similar to that of the People's Temple in Jonestown, Guyana. - A group of Dimona citizens went to the Supreme Court asking for an injunction against the Interior, Health and Education Minis- tries to show cause why there was no alternative to having the Black Hebrews in Dimona. They noted that the Black Hebrews live in almost inhuman conditions, including up to 30 men, women and Children in one apartment. The citizens said that there are 34 such apartments. In addition, the citizens claimed that the Black Hebrews have their own court system and mete out punishment to transgressors according to their own laws and decisions by their own leader. In any event, they are not going to be expelled from Israel and might even be given Israeli citizenship, a status they lack presently. There are several thousand Black Hebrews in Israel, although their exact number is not known since many came as tourists and simply stayed on. Technion Is Developing A New Shale Oil Process TEL AVIV (JTA) — Scientists of the Technion- Israel Institute of Technology announced Tuesday that they have successfully tested a method of ex- tracting oil from oil shale with use of a laser beam that, they say, could revolutionize the world's fuel industry. The announcement was made by Profs. oseph Rom and Joseph Schwartz of the Technion's ronautical Engineering Department. A patent has een registered by the school. According to Rom, who is a Likud MK, every coun- try possesses shale oil reserves but the extraction of fuel, in the form of kerogen, a combustible liquid or gas, is extremely expensive. The laser beam process, he said, utilizes relatively inexpensive industrial machinery and the kerogen can be marketed im- mediately without refining. He said a pilot plant and field testing would cost several million dollars and take two to four years to develop. The Technion method employs a moderate-power laser beam directed through a narrow-diameter pipe in a shale oil boring. The high temperatures created by the beam converts the shale oil into gases that can be extracted through a system of pipes. Rom said the U.S. possesses shale oil reserves greater than the known oil reserves of all of the OPEC countries and that Israel has two million tons of shale, enough to provide for its fuel needs -for 25-30 years. JERUSALEM (JTA) — A special committee of ministerial officials held its first meeting Monday to develop plans for the absorption of 100 Vietnamese refugees who will be admitted to Israel: The Cabinet decided by majority vote Sunday to grant entry to the refugees as a symbolic gesture to encourage other countries to aid.the refugees. The immediate problem is where to settle them. The committee consists of the directors general of the ministries of absorption, interior and social betterment; and senior officials of the Foreign Ministry, the Government Employment Service and the Jewish Agency's Immigration and Absorption Department. Contrary to a statement by Cabinet Secretary Arye Naor following Sunday's Cabinet meeting, the refugees will not be entitled to Israeli citizenship. It was decided to grant them the same status as another group of Vietnamese refugees brought to Israel 18 months ago: They will be given tourist visas with work permits good for 27 months with the option of . A proposal to settle the ref- ugees in the northern de- velopment town of Shlomi was in dropped at the request of Ab- TEL AVIV-(JTA) — Prof. Shimon Yiftah, head of the sorption Minister David Levy Israeli nuclear center at Soreq, south of Tel Aviv, told the who claimed that "Shlomi had sixth annual conference of nuclear scientists at Beersheba too many problems of its own to University that Iraq and Libya, two of the most radical be able to absorb the newcom- Arab states, were making substantial progress toward es-_ ers. The committee is expected tablishing a nuclear infrastructure with the aid of the to recommend settlement Soviet Union, China and France. elsewhere in Galilee in a large Yiftah noted that Israel has not been able to procure population center where the similar technology from the U.S. since the Carter Adminis- refugees would be less con- tration has put a freeze on the proliferation of nuclear Arabs Beating Israel Nuclear Capability weapons. renewal. (Continued on Page 5) ZOA Petitions Carter to Move U.S. Embassy WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a noontime ceremony at the White House last Friday a delegation of leaders of the Zionist Organization of America formally presented a 100,000- signature petition addressed to President Carter and urging the President "as a matter of good faith and public confidence" to fulfill the July, 1976 Democratic Party Platform by moving the United States Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and by recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of the state of Israel. Noting that it was "unconscionable that the United States still held to the outdated position of supporting an internationalization of the city and morally indefensible that the Administration views parts of the city as occu- pied territory," Ivan J. Novick, president of the ZOA, voiced his determination to continue the campaign until over a million names have been gathered so that the President, "will have to take into consideration the depth of concern of the entire Jewish community, as well as many non-Jews on this issue." „Accepting the petitions on behalf of President Carter was his special adviser, Edward Sanders, who serves as a liaison with the Jewish community. The Detroit District of the ZOA was the first group to distribute the petitions last year and collected 11,000 signa- tures. Edward Sanders, left, special adviser to President Jimmy Carter, accepts a petition from Zionist Organization of America President Ivan J. Novick calling for the U.S. to move its Israel embassy to Jerusalem. .