10 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, October 23, 1981 Jewish Groups Found to Influence Young Leaders Expansion means com- plexity; and complexity de- cays. Copyright 1981, JTA, Inc.) Homentoerg s New The values and beliefs of major American Jewish or- ganizations have assumed the status of a Jewish "civil religion" to which young Jewish communal leaders feel a strong personal com- mitment, according to re- sults of a study by a Bran- deis University scholar. The findings of the study by Jonathan Woocher, as- sistant professor of Jewish communal service at Bran- deis, are summariezed in the new 1981 edition of the American Jewish Year Book. The summary suggested that active par- ticipation in Jewish organi- zations may enhance the overall attachment of the participants to Judaism and Jewish values. Woocher contended that the "civil Jewish faith" has eight key tenets. These are Glatt Kosher DARCEL°T TEL 8, TEssts Miami's Most Luxurious Kosher Hote: OPENING FOR THE WINTER NOV.18 —$29 the unity and distinctive- ness of the Jewish people; the responsibility of each Jew and of the Jewish com- munity collectively for the security and welfare of all Jews; the centrality of Is- rael as a symbol of this unity and the mutual re- sponsibility of each Jew and of the Jewish community collectively for the security and welfare of all Jews; the centrality of Israel as a symbol of this unity and mutual responsibility; and enduring value of the Jewish tradition and the importance of its perpetua- tion. 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He found that a large majority view "the Jewish contribu- tion" to humanity as "irrep- laceable." He also found there was a relationship between "af- firmation of the tenents of civil Judaism" among the young leaders and other Jewish "orientations and behaviors" — such as ritual practices, degree of Jewish knowledge and attitudes toward traditional Jewish norms. Woocher said the young leaders showed considera- ble "Jewishness" in areas which are not part of the - "meaning system" of the Jewish "civil faith." He mentioned, as one example, a finding that the survey participants observed sev- eral Jewish rituals more than their families did when the young leaders were children. In a summary of his findings, he reported that they conformed the "sus- picion" that "civil Judaism," though often "articulated as a mean- ingful system in its own right, cannot be entirely divorced" from "other elements of Jewish faith and experience." He also found that "communal involvement is far less an alternative to personal religious behavior" than it is "a complement." Woocher said that the data did not permit the con- clusion that "civil Judaism" is "more a motivator or rationalizer" of such religi- ous behavior commitment — he suggested it was prob- ably both —"but it is clearly not an ideology of Jewish af- firmation unrelated to other forms of Jewish self- expression." Rep. Voices Concern With Arab Investments in the United States NEW YORK — Concern with Arab investments in the United States and their effect on U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Israel relations surfaced last week as the Kuwait Petroleum Corp., an arm of that nation's oil ministry, announced aquis- ition of the Santa Fe Inter- national Corp. of Alhambra, Calif. The takeover of the California oil-drilling and exploration firm was valued at $2.5 billion. Rep. Benjamin S. Rosent- hal ID-N.Y.1 has asked Treasury Secretary Donald Regan to delay the deal so that its impact on the Un- ited States can be investi- gated. Rosenthal scheduled hearings on the deal this week in the House Sub- committee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs, of which he is the chairman. Some members of Con- gress feel that OPEC na- tions might threaten to withdraw their invest- ments suddenly or at- tempt to use them as leverage to influence American policy toward Israel. They suggest that such investments might be used to press the Un- ited States to slow its ef- forts to become less de- pendant on oil imports. The Santa Fe deal, the largest known investment yet by an OPEC member, came only weeks after Ro- senthal's subcommittee completed hearings at which estimates of OPEC's American investment ranged as high as $200 bill- ion. The $200 billion estimate was made by David T. Miz- rahi, editor of Mideast Re- port. Mizrahi based his fi- gure on conversations he had had with sources in the Middle East. It is almost triple the estimate made by U.S. Treasury Depart- ment officials, which has been criticized by the sub- committee as being based on inadequate data. Although Kuwait is thought to have less money in the- United States than Saudi Arabia does — $55 billion, compared with Saudi Arabia's $100 billion, according to Mizrahi —.it has long had a reputation as the oil-producing nation most likely to break new in- vestment ground. Meanwhile, Arab in- vestors are also finding some attractive deals in the southern part of Spain. In August, Crown Prince Fand of Saudi Arabia inau- gurated the first mosque built in Spain since the 15th Century. The structure sits on a bluff, above the coast road outside Marbella. Arab investments in Spain have been selective so far. According to Prince Fand, the scattered invest- ments are an attempt to avoid generating a backlash against their presence. 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