THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 22 Friday, May 16, 1980 Kahane Party Ban Is Urged JERUSALEM (JTA) — A resolution to ban Rabbi Meir Kahane's ultra- nationalist "Kach" move- ment was sent to the Knes- set's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee after the Knesset unanimously condemned the group and its leader. Kahane, who founded the Jewish Defense League in the U.S. in Israel for haras- sing Arabs during the 1960s, has been arrested a number of times. FOR JEWELRY Highest dollars paid for your diamonds, gold, sterling or old jewelry! Ti!. ranti .. • mo ost8ts nc. .1 State of Michigan Licensed , CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 3517333 Technion Engineer Studies Energy-Efficient Buildings HAIFA — Research by Technion-Israel Institute of Technology engineers may radically alter our concep- tion of how to build homes and offices. "Until now, we have been thinking in the direction of repairing the present de- sign of buildings, in order to make them more energy ef- ficient," explains Dr. Eliahu Ne'eman, an electrical engineer specializing in the use of solar radiation in the building environment, who is on the staff of Technion's Department of Architecture and Town Planning. "We must rethink what the characteristics of the `solar shell' or 'building envelope' should be and find optimal solutions for overall energy balance. We are working on a long-term project, and we are think- ing, possibly, of a complete change in what we now call the outer building shell," he said. "The energy crisis re- quires us to get the maximum of free energy and to use a minimum of exhaustible energy," ex- AAA A Master's Hand By THOMAS EYLES Manchester, England There's rhythm and rhyme and reason in everything God has planned; The joyfull work of a genius with a touch of a master's hand! Do the world's small problems trouble you? Earth's trials cause you pain? Let God arise within your heart Let life begin again! TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Liberal Party took a sharp shift to the right at its fifth convention last week which enced a new leadership structure dominated by Energy Minister Yitzhak Modai. Modai . emerged as chairman of the Presidium, a newly created post which has become the party's power base. Veteran leader Simha Ehrlich, the deputy prime minister, retainedthe party chairmanship but that office has been stripped of all authoritative functions. Minister-Without-Portfolio Moshe Nissim was elected chairman of the Executive, a post of less authority than Modai's. Leon Dulzin, chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization We install the Best and Service the Rest Free Estimates On Installations 399-8718 MR. V'S HAIR SALON 1 701 7 W. 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"In the last 20-30 years there have been many ad- vances in materials and technology but we hardly see that reflected in building, nor do we yet see computerized con- trols, in which the ad- vances have been tre- mendous." "The main change in the new approach is that in- stead of the static char- acteristics of the building envelope, we suggest a com- pletely new concept of Dynamic Solar Shell," says Ne'eman. "According to this philosophy the thermal, light-transmitting and even 20 0 0 OFF ad offer expires 6-30 4 Stylists To Serve You By Appointment MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 8-6 O'CLOCK amosauswimmuswasew 111111==1•111111111111111111M•111111111111•10111111.11 559-7705 1• 11. 11.1 executives, had been vying for the top spot in the party. He removed himself from contention for chairman- ship after the post was stripped of its power. Leaves, Branches Fill Sanctuary on Shavuot By RABBI SAMUEL FOX (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) Some synagogues observe the practice of decorating the sanctuary with green leaves or branches on Shavuot. This practice reminds the worshippers of a strange miracle that occurred in the environment at Mount Sinai when the Torah was given. The mountain was located in a bleak wilder- ness where there was very little cultivated grass. When the time for Revela- tion came close (i.e., the time we celebrate as Shavuot) the mountainside suddenly became green and appeared to be well culti- vated. This was a symbol of the contention that Torah can turn a little cultured person into a fertile source of learn- ing if he would dedicate himself to the work of God. Others claim that the green decorations indi- cate that Jewish learning has to be cultivated and developed in order to be effective as a tool for the spiritual advancement of the Jewish people. The Torah has often been compared to a "Tree of Life" for this very same reason. A tree requires planting, pruning and care; so does a Jew and his Torah. Boris Smolar's `Between You • • . and Me' Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.) ILLEGAL ARABS IN U.S.: There are today about two million Christian and Moslem Arabs in the United States, according to government estimates. Arab publica- tions in the U.S. speak of three million Arabs in this coun- try. Only 15 years ago the entire Arab population in the U.S. was estimated to be about 250,000 persons. Where did this tremendous jump come from? The largest part of the Arab population is composed til illegal immigrants. They entered this country as students, tourists and visiting businessmen, and never left. They received their limited visas from the American consulate in Saudi Arabia — where large numbers of Arabs from Pales- tine are working as laborers — from Iraq and other Arab countries where they were admitted on a temporary basis, and even from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem. Many Arabs living in Israel had only to cross the Allenby Bridge into Jordan to get U.S. temporary visas from the American consulate in Amman. Not all Arabs who swelled the Arab population in this country during the last 15 years are Palestinians. There are among the illegal Arab immigrants also a substantial number who carry genuine passports of recognized Arab countries. The latter came here by the thousands on stu- dent visas and as visitors who are looking for business connections with Americans. Among them there is also a large proportion of Palestine Arabs who managed to find a way to secure passports from Arab countries even though they are only residents and not citizens of these countries. Palestine Arabs are considered throughout the world as "refugees." The issue of "Palestine refugees" dominates the United Nations. The press in this country and in other countries speaks of them as "Palestine refugees." However, Arabs from Palestine who live now in large numbers in other Moslem countries, do not consider themselves "refu- gees." Under the influence of the Palestine Liberation Organization, they speak of themselves as "Palestinians." They insist on being classified as Palestinian& This takes them in a way out of the category of refugees who are entitled to American visas as the U.S. government interprets the term "refugee." They were not driven out from Palestine; they left the country at their own initiative. THE NEW REFUGEE LAW: The New Refugee Act of 1980, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Carter on March 17, changes the definition of the term "refugee." It significantly broadens the criteria for designating refugees. It may open a new avenue for Arabs seeking to enter the U.S. as refugees. The new legislation leaves it, however, to the President to specify who could qualify as a refugee. One key provision of the new law increases the number of regular flow of refugees allowed to enter this country from the current total of 17,000 to 50,000 for the fiscal years of 1980, 1981 and 1982. The new legislation continues the provision of the previous law giving the authority to the Attorney General to issue Iparole visas" to more than 17,000 refu- gees into the U.S., if special circumstances made this pro- cedure necessary. However, it transfers the parole authority from the Atorney General to the President, and outlines a detailed procedure for consultation with Congress before it can be- come operative. INDICATIONS IN WASHINGTON: Jewish leaders are welcoming the new law which establishes a com- prehensive policy for the admission of refugees and for effective government aid in their resettlement in this coun- try. Sosin, Tinnman to Perforii at Jr. Div. Election Meeting Performances by humorist Max Sosin and Hasidic and modern dancer Michael Tinnman will high- light the 42nd annual meet- ing of the Jewish Welfare Federation's Junior Divi- sion 7:30 p.m. June 10 in the LaMed Auditorium of United Hebrew Schools. Also on the agenda are the annual report of outgo- ing president Kenneth J. Safran and the election of officers and board members for the coming year. The report of the nominating committee was sent out with the inv tions to the meeting. Au-- tional nominations for di- rectors may be made by pet- itions signed by 10 division members and filed in the di- vision office by June 3. All contributors to the 1980 Allied Jewish Campaign _ - Israel Emergency Fund through the Junior Division are eligible to vote. Reservations are re- quired for the meeting, and there is a charge for re- freshments. For informa- tion, call Lillian Bernstein, division director, 965-3939.