Greetings from Gov. Pataki to Rabbis at OU Award Dinner (1998)

Rabbi Lamm was honored at this centennial event for the Orthodox Union in recognition of his decades of leadership and contributions to Orthodox Jewish life.

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The Orthodox Union National Rabbinic Centennial Medallion Awards Dinner (1998)

President of Yeshiva University since 1976, Dr. Norman Lamm, a world renowned leader of Orthodox Jewry, is a rabbi, philosopher, teacher and author. A student of the Torah giant, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Dr. Lamm's scope of scholarship ranges from religious philosophy to the areas of human rights and the seeking of solutions to modern problems in the light of Talmudic law. During his presidency, Dr. Lamm has helped to define the YU vision with his passionate and eloquent articulation of the Torah U'Maddah philosophy. The embodiment of the Torah U'Maddah ideal, Dr. Lamm has been quoted in landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. His books and writings on our mesorah have impacted on the secular world community. Dr. Lamm has traveled the world over, lecturing in nine countries on five continents. An unparalleled community activist and spokesperson, Dr. Lamm was one of the five members of the New York State Ethics Commission and is active in many educational, religious and humanitarian endeavors. Dr. Lamm is married to the former Mindella Mehler. They have four children and seventeen grandchildren.

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Greetings from Gov. Sundquist to Rabbis at OU Award Dinner (1998)

Dear Friends: I am pleased to offer my greetings and good wishes to all attending the National Rabbinic Centennial Medallion Awards Dinner. I am confident that this evening will be a fine compliment to your ongoing centennial celebration. I offer my congratulations to each of the rabbinic honorees, especially my longtime friend, Rabbi Rafael G. Grossman of the Baron Hirsch Congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. For 100 years, the Orthodox Union has made an important contribution to the spiritual life of our nation. May your celebration usher in a bright new century for your congregations. My wife, Martha, joins me in extending our every good wish. Sincerely, Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee. DS:rp:gh.

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Greetings from Gov. Whitman to Rabbis at OU Award Dinner (1998)

Dear Friends: I am delighted to extend warm greetings to everyone attending the National Rabbinic Centennial Medallion Awards Dinner sponsored by the Orthodox Union. I am pleased to offer my congratulations to tonight’s honorees, Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, Rabbi Alvin M. Marcus, and all of the recipients of the Orthodox Union Centennial Medallion Award. They can be proud of the energetic service, commitment, and contributions to the Jewish community that have earned for them this special recognition. I join with their families, friends, and colleagues in saluting this evening’s honorees and in applauding their achievements. My best wishes to all for a memorable celebration. Sincerely yours, Governor Christine Todd Whitman.

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