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September-January 1973

Exchange with Naomi Hochstein about Providing Religious Education at Kiryat Shmuel (1973)

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1. Naomi Hochstein to R. Lamm

1. Naomi Hochstein to R. Lamm (Sep. 11, 1973)

1. Naomi Hochstein to R. Lamm (Sept. 11, 1973)

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