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Prior to learning of the nominee's kind words for Mr. Farrakhan, who achiev- ed notoriety in 1984 when he called Judaism "a dirty re- ligion," liberal Jewish groups had expressed con- cern about what they con- sidered to be Mr. Thomas' negative views on abortion, separation of religion-and- state and affirmative action. The National Council of Jewish Women, a leading pro-choice, advocate, urged Senate rejection of his nomi- nation, citing Mr. Thomas' hostility toward Roe vs. Wade, the court decision that guaranteed the right of abortion. NCJW also cited his record as Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission chairman, charging him with failure to "redress job discrimination (and) con- travening existing case law and federal anti- discimination plans." However, Jewish leaders have stepped lightly on the Farrakhan issue. Publicly, they have been inclined to accept Mr. Thomas' explanation that his speech was made before he was aware of Mr. Far- rakhan's anti-Semitism, and that he was only praising the Black Muslim's views on black self-help. "I cannot leave any sug- gestion that I am anti- Semitic," Mr. Thomas said, after reports surfaced last week that had described Mr. Farrakhan as "a man I have admired for more than a decade" in two speeches - one of which he apparently did not deliver - written while he led the EEOC. "I am, and have always been, unalterably and adamantly opposed to anti- Semitism and bigotry of any James D. Besser is Washing- ton correspondent for The Jew- ish News. Ira Rifkin is assis- tant editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times. kind, including by Louis Farrakhan," Mr. Thomas added. Even the normally hard- line officials at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles took a conciliatory approach. "We accept Judge Thomas at his word, that he has never been anti-Semitic and repudiates Louis Far- rakhan," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean of the center. The prospect of a Supreme Court justice who has public- ly expressed admiration for the Black Muslim leader is, of course, appalling to most Jewish activists. But, said Jewish leaders, they have proceeded cautiously on the issue out of concern that to do otherwise might publicly rekindle black anti-Semitism. Worse, they fear the issue would be rehashed in a highly visible forum, mak- ing it almost certain to ge- nerate strong passions in the black and Jewish corn- munities. Instead, Jewish activists hope to quietly press Mr. Thomas for a fuller explana- tion of his position on Mr. Farrakhan, while avoiding a knock-down public fight. Privately, however, many Jewish leaders expressed in- tense frustration over their limited options in dealing with the Farrakhan issue. "What Thomas thinks about Louis Farrakhan is an issue," said an official with one Jewish organization in New York. "But we have to play this with a lot of sen- sitivity to what this line of thinking may lead to. It would do our community no good at all to resurrect the black anti-Semitism issue in the context of a Supreme Court nomination debate. The repercussions of that could be enormous." Jewish leaders also fear using up precious political capital over an issue that is unlikely to be a decisive one when the Senate begins con- firmation hearings. Liberal black and other minority op- position to Mr. Thomas, not to mention his apparently anti-abortion stand, will probably turn out to be far more decisive issues. Yet Jewish leaders also fear that if they remain passive on the Farrakhan issue, the Supreme Court could find itself with a justice who has voiced admiration for a man they view as dangerous.