Letter from Dr. Tropper about Gesher and Russian-Language Media (1972)

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Letter from Dr. Brayer about Emigration of Russian Jews (1972)

לידידי רחומאי הרב ר' נחום שליט"א, תשואות חן חן על תשובתך הכנה והמהירה למצוות פדיון שבויום/וגדול המעשה יותר מן העושה. ועל חכדא דין אמרו רז"ל, כשם שישראל מצוות לפדות בני חורין שנשבו, כך הם מצווין לפדות את העבדים (ירושלמי גטין פ"ד, ד').

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Letter to Premier Brezhnev Advocating for Dr. Schapira's Emigration from Soviet Russia (1972)

Dear Mr. Brezhnev: I take the privilege of sending you enclosed copy of a telegram that I recently sent to President Nixon and Secretary General Waldheim on behalf of a large number of colleagues and friends. We are all of us concerned about the fate of Dr. Benjamin Schapira of Belgorod. I implore you in the name of decency and compassion as well as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights to which your country is a signatory, to allow Dr. Schapira and his family to emigrate to Israel and be reunited with his old and sick parents. Certainly a great power like the U.S.S.R. will not suffer if it will allow one family to be reunited and allow an old father and mother to have their one great dream fulfilled, that of seeing their children once again.Respectfully yours,Rabbi Norman LammNL:cwEnc.

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Letter to Dr. Ginsberg about Assisting in Integration of Soviet Migrant (1974)

Dear Professor Ginsberg: I am pleased to send you enclosed some documents relating to [redacted] and about whom I spoke to you this afternoon. I have met [redacted] and found him to be a most pleasant and presentable person. Some dear friends of mine know him personally and can vouch for his integrity. Anything that you can possibly do to help him would be most deeply appreciated. Thank you very much. Cordially, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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