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He is chief scientist' of a high tech research and development company launched about three months ago by former refuseniks and Western investors. The company is the Shamir Advanced Technblo gy Engineering Center (SATEC), which plans to increase the employment and housing it offers to Soviet Jewish scien- tists, engineers and technicians. "We want this to be a positive program for absorb- ing Soviet Jews in Israel," Branover said during a tele- phone interview. Branover ex- plained that previous pro- posals to attract Soviet Jews to Israel — direct flights to Israel after emigration or sug- gestions that the United States not grant refugee status to Soviet Jewish im- migrants — antagonized some immigrants. SATEC is a component of the 15-year-old Association for Academic Soviet Im- migrants in Israel (SHAMIR), headed by Branover and com- prised of- former Soviet Jews in Israel. SHAMIR promotes Jewish awareness and . knowledge inside the Soviet Union through telephone calls, letters and - the 135 books it has published. The impetus for SATEC and SHAMIR came from the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneer- son, according to Branover. He explained that the im migrant finds a less flexible Israel compared to what he found upon his arrival 15 years ago. Branover and his colleagues had their choice of working or continuing their educations because of a stronger Israeli economy, fewer Soviet imigrants and less crowded universities and job markets. "Now there's no choice," said Branover. "The over- crowded universities cannot absorb the immigrants." This, he acknowledged, is hardly an attraction to Israel. Another hindrance to Soviet immigration to Israel to some extent is the new Soviet policy of glasnost, ac- cording to Branover. "The new situation in Russia, however superficial, is in- fluencing a number of peo- ple," Branover said, because "some who maybe considered to leave now are thinking 'it's not so bad, maybe I'll stay.' "But it's dangerous for a Jew staying in Russia because there can be no other end than assimilation. There's no Jewish culture or roots there." With SHAMIR's emphasis on education, Branover hopes to create a second category of Soviet Jew whose first option for relocation is Israel. "We want- to create a situation where Jews would think first about coming to Israel and then see how to escape," he said. SATEC runs a $4.5 million, 52-family housing develop- ment in Ramot, of which 41 already are occupied. With a $2 million contribution from Revlon Corp. executive Ronald Perelman for housing and $3 million from Australia Wide Industries Ltd. chair- man Joseph Gutnick for SATEC itself, plans call for 500 housing units to be con- structed in Ras Amar, on the outskirts of Jerusalem in the French Hill area. The Israeli government covers the mor- tgages for the immigrants. SATEC offers highly qualified Soviet Jewish emigres employment in their fields, including chemistry, computers, electro-mechanics, mathematics and physics. Specialists who emigrated from the Soviet Union 10 to 15 years ago head the departments. "They know the Western standards" of science, Branover said of the new emigres. "We're really teaching Soviet scientists capitalism." Branover hopes SATEC will spur similar programs. "Our project is a show window to create a new atmosphere in Israel to attract Soviet Jews," he said. Jewish Telegraphic Agency