20 Friday, July 13, 1919
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Jewish Units Give Carter an Energy Plan
NEW YORK (JTA) —
Twelve major American
Jewish organizations have ,
joined in urging President
Carter to increase efforts to
reduce American depen-
dency on unstable Persian
Gulf oil sources." They
called for greater conserva-
tion of oil and accelerating
the use of alternate sources
of energy in the United
States and for increased oil
explorations in the Western
Hemisphere.
Thre three-page letter
stresses that the uncons-
cionable OPEC (Organiza-
tion of Petroleum Exporting
Countries) price rise on
June 28 underscores our be-
. lief that U.S. vulnerability
to the OPEC cartel is a
threat not only to national
security, but to the mainte-
nance of an independent
U.S. foreign policy, and to
world political and eco-
nomic stability."
The Jewish organizations
note that voluntary efforts
urged by the Carter Ad-
ministration are not
enough. "We hope, there-
fore, that the Administra-
tion and the Congress will
enact equitable mandatory
measures which will sub-
stantially reduce the .exces-
sive consumption of energy
in our nation," the letter
said.
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While praising the Ad-
ministration's steps to
"fund research and de-
velopment on alternative
non-fossil energy
sources," the Jewish
groups called for an ef-
fort with the "same prior-
ity given to the Manhat-
tan Project (which de-
veloped the atomic
bomb) and landing a man
on the moon."
The letter recommended
the relaxing of
environmental rules to
allow increased use of coal,
incentives for using natural
gas and speeding up the re-
lease of federal lands for the
development of all energy
resources.
Stressing that "the heart
of U.S. energy policy is our
policy concerning domestic
and imported oil," the letter
said that any "windfall" tax
on company profits should
be accompanied by pro-
visions ensuring that the
companies invest their
"increased profits" in de-
veloping energy supplies.
"If there is to be deregula-'
tion of domestic oil prices,'
we believe it should be ac-
companied by more strin-
gent government regula-
tions for importing oil, and
by stronger measures to
combat OPEC's price-
setting power in interna-
tional markets," the letter
declared.
"One important step
would be to eliminate
abuses of foreign tax cre-
dits for oil produced
abroad by American
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companies, especially in
OPEC countries."
The Jewish organizations
said they supported "a
quota on imports of foreign
oil and the use of a sealed-
bid mechanism to allocate
the oil within the quota."
They said these measures
should not apply to the
Western Hemisphere where
they recommended instead
"an Energy Free Trade
Zone."
They also urged the U.S.
to diversify its sources of
imported oil and especially
encourage exploration and
development in the Western
Hemisphere. "In this con-
nection, we hope the forth-
coming negotiations with
Mexico will bring a mutu-
ally advantageous agree-
ment on its sale of oil and
gas to the U.S.," the letter
said.
"We urge greater U.S.
support for the World
Bank and other interna-
tional financing of oil
exploration in the LDCs
(less-developed coun-
tries) and the creation of
an energy development
facility within the
Export-Import Bank of
the United States, federal
underwriting of risk in-
surance for exploration
in less stable parts of the
world, and U.S. aid for
heavy oil exploration and
processing outside the
U.S., particularly the
Western Hemisphere."
The signatories are:
Richard Maass, president,
AJCommittee; Howard
Squadron, president,
American Jewish Congress;
Nathan Perlmutter, na-
tional director, Anti-
Defamation League of Bnai
Jack Spitzer,
Brith;
president, Bnai Brith;
Bernice Tannenbaum,
president, Hadassah;
Nathan Goldberg, national
commander, Jewish War
Veterans; Shirley 'Leviton,
president, National Council
of Jewish Women; Rabbi
Alexander Schindler,
president, Union of Ameri-
can Hebrew Congregations;
Simon Schwartz, president,
United Synagogue of
America; Ruth Eisenberg,
national president,
Women's American ORT;
Ivan Novick, president,
Zionist Organization of
America; Jacob
Sheinkman, president,
Jewish Labor Committee.
All the groups, except ZOA,
are members of the Na-
tional Jewish Community
Relations Advisory Council
which endorses the recom-
mendations.
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Activist Hayden Is Backing
Calif.-Israel Power Project
The Salton Sea solar
LOS ANGELES (JTA) —
"Israel's advanced solar pond project, currently
energy technology may in feasibility study phase,
spark the beginning of new is one of the fruits of a
foreign and energy politics unique technological ex-
with the United States and change and solar energy
other countries seeking in- agreement signed last
dependence from OPEC April by California Gov-
(Organization of Petroleum ernor Edmund Brown
Exporting Countries) cartel and Israeli Premier
power," suggests California Menahem Begin. Par-
economic-energy activist ' ticipating are Southern
Tom Hayden who repre- California Edison,
sents California in Western California energy offi-
Sunn, a federally funded cials, and Israel's Ormat
solar energy agency, and turbine company in
heads the Campaign for Yavne.
If fully developed, the
Economic Democracy.
Accompanied by his wife, Salton Sea site would be
actress Jane Fonda, Hayden capable of generating up to
has been stumping the Los 600 megawatts of electricity
Angeles Jewish community and support for local ag-
to gain public and legisla- ricultural and economic
tive support for a joint systems.
Israel-California solar pond
project in the Salton Sea Jewish Seminar
near Palm Springs, an area Set at Indiana U.
similar to the Dead Sea in
NEW YORK — Six
Israel.
Christian and Jewish
scholars will form the fa-
Definition Cut
culty for an academic insti-
LONDON (JTA) — The tute on "Jews, Judaism and
latest edition of Collins the Jewish-Christian
English Dictionary has Encounter" Aug. 27-Sept. 2
dropped a definition of a at Indiana University at
Jew as a skinflint, miser or Bloomington. It is spon-
cheat.
sored by the Anti-
Collins, the publisher, Defamation League of Bnai
said the change had been Brith.
made because the usages
The aim of the institute is
were no longer appropriate. to provide Christian and
It denied that it has any- Jewish clergy and aca-
thing to do with Manchester demicians with "a deeper
businessman Marcus understanding of the his-
Shloimowitz who has tory of Jewish life, faith and
pressed dictionary pub- thought, of the Jewish roots
lishers for the past 10 years of Christianity and of the
to remove "vulgar" and "of- historical encounter be-
fensive" definitions of the tween the two faiths, as well
word Jew.
as practical ways in which
Shloimowi4said he was to integrate this material
delighted by the change.
into courses of study."
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Student Struggle Steps Up
Drive to Free Shcharandky
NEW YORK — The first
anniversary of Anatoly
Shcharansky's "treason"
trial is being marked by the
Student Struggle for Soviet
Jewry and Union of Coun-
cils for Soviet Jews with
additional public and Con-
gressional pressure for his
release. Shcharansky is
seriously ill in the Chistopol
Prison.
Meanwhile, the SSSJ re-
cently received the follow-
ing account of an action
against two Soviet refus-
niks:
"Recently, the KBG
learned of an appeal on
emigration by Kiev re-
fusniks to the U.S. Con-
gress. One evening, Sergei
Rothstein's phone rang. A
person named `Lanya' from
Moscow was calling to meet
him and fellow activist Vla-
dimir Kislik.
"A half-hour later, the
unknown caller phoned
again. 'Listen, buddy (an
expression not used by
refusniks in Moscow or
Kiev), I don't like your
situation in Kiev.'
Though a bit surprised,
Sergei agreed to meet
`Lanya' on the street.
`You don't know me. How
will you recognize me?' I
know your sister Helen,'
`Lanya' answered, un-
aware that Helen had just
entered Sergei's house.
"At the appointed place,
Sergei and Helen saw a man
wearing a black leather coat
and holding an attache case,
who stared at them. After
15 minutes, `Lanya' spoke:
`It seems you don't recognize
me, but the Moscow refus-
niks asked me to help you.
I'm going today by plane to
Moscow. Give me the letter
to Congress.' We'll mail the
letter the regular way, not
by ah enjoy,' they answered.
" Tanya' sought to con-
vince them they should
trust him and that he was a
good friend of 'Alexander
Ilyich'. 'Who is that?' Helen
asked. Tanya' became quite
confused and stammered, 'I
meant Prof. Alexander
Yakovlevich Lerner.' The
Rothsteins replied: 'Thanks
for your willingness to help
us,' they said. 'Our best re-
gards to Ilyich. Goodbye.'
"Standing nearby, un-
noticed by Tanya', was He-
len's husband, who followed
him. Tanya' walked down a
street, waved, and a car
slowly pulled up. There
were several_ men inside.
Tanya' got into the car, and
they drove away.
"Several weeks later,
another refusnik drove
the Rothsteins to the U.S.
Consulate in Kiev for a
scheduled meeting. Sud-
denly, cars and a truck
surrounded their vehicle.
Several police agents
jumped out, 'and one or-
dered Sergei to get out.
"Sergei asked for his
identification papers, was
shown just the edge of a lit-
tle book sticking from the
agent's pocket, then
draggeed from the car.
Helen jumped out and cried
for help.
"At that moment a
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woman agent emerged from
one of the autos and yelled,
`Grab her too! What are you
waiting for?' Sergei tried to
break away, but was
knocked off his feet, and
with his arms twisted,
forced into one of the police
cars.
"They were taken away in
a Volga with a fake license
plate to the Office of Interior
Affairs. Officials there told
them they looked like 'bur-
glars who robbed apart-
ments,' but the interroga-
tions had nothing to do with
that, rather with emigra-
tion to Israel, Judaism,
Zionism and the like.
"All the Rothstein's
papers, including appe-
als and addresses of re-
fusniks, were confis-
cated. No search warrant
had been issued. The of-
ficials said, 'If we come
next time to your house
we'll have a warrant, but
here we're at home and
we'll decide what we can
do.' Meanwhile, Helen's
husband and other re-
fusniks were asking the
Interior Affairs office
about the Rothstein's
whereabouts. 'They're
not here,' they were told."
In New York two Soviet
Jews will begin a three-year
crash course in rabbinical
studies at Yeshiva Univer-
sity in September.
Rabbi Arthur Schneier,
president of the Appeal of
Conscience Foundation,
which is sponsoring and un-
derwriting the Soviet-
approved study, announced
in Moscow that Boris
Gramm, a graduate of Ros-
tov University, and Isaak
Fuchs, a graduate of Kiev
Technical have been chosen
for the program.
Meanwhile, HIAS, the
worldwide Jewish migra-
tion agency, will be honored
Saturday at Carnegie Hall
as a • feature of a six-day
Soviet Jewish Music Festi-
val, to be held through Sun-
day. The festival will join
together recently arrived
Soviet Jewish musicians
from the Leningrad and
Moscow Philharmonics, the
Bolshoi Theatre and other
Soviet ensembles.
Salt II Debate
to Highlight
BB Conference
WASHINGTON — A de-
bate between retired Air
Force General George L AIL
Keegan and Jerome
Kahane of the State De-
partment on the proposed
SALT II treaty will high-
light the annual summer
meeting of the Bnai Brith
International Board of Gov-
ernors July 24-27 at Gros-
singer's, N.Y.
The board will also hear
reports on endangered
Jewish communities over-
seas, the cults' lure of ,
Jewish youth, and the eco-
nomic and political ramifi-
cations of the energy crisis.
A wicked messenger falls
into evil; but a faithful am-
bassador is health.