Letter to R. Wurzburger about Advertising for Tradition (1968)

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Letter to R. Wurzburger about Content of "Treasury of Tradition" (1965)

Dear Walter: I am enclosing a list of twenty-four (24) articles which we selected for inclusion in the volume we intend to co-edit. Rentgeveoser and I would recommend one of two names: "The Best in Tradition," or "A Tradition Treasury." The total number of "Tradition" pages for the twenty-four (24) articles enclosed is 430 for all of them, and 388 if we exclude No. 13 and No. 14. To this has to be added the Halakhic Digest we talked about, to be pre-edited by Rabbi Jakobovits, plus a few extra pages of introduction and biographical description of contributors.May I recommend that you now try to group these articles into various areas such as: Israel, The Synagogue, America, Review Articles, Criticism, etc.I await your response in alienated disintegration, anxiously awaiting my monistic redemption.Co-editorially yours

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Letter to R. Wurzburger about Tradition Symposium on Israel (1968)

Dear Walter: I have been trying to contact you by telephone but find that phones do not apply to intellectuals. What I wanted to tell you was that I am quite anxious to check over the symposium on Israel, in which I participated and which you are preparing for publication in the forthcoming Tradition. I will feel very uncomfortable having the piece go to press without my seeing it in advance. Incidentally, I came home by plane from Chicago with Pincus Peli and he told me that he has the identical feelings. I suggest you let him see a copy too. Cordially yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter to R. Wurzburger about Publishing Letter to the Editor in Tradition Responding to R. Tendler (1968)

Dear Walter: For some reason unknown to me, certain people assume that Letters to the Editor do not get published without special pull or push. I have just heard from Major Norman A. Bloom, a doctor at Westover Air Force Base who has written to you in criticism of the article by Tendler. He sent me a copy of the correspondence asking me to prevail upon you to have it published. So here I am again – and, of all things, once more concerning a Tendler article. Believe me, I have absolutely nothing against the man, and find it embarrassing to be in this position a second time. But I suppose that our stated policy will prevail, and the letter will be published anyway. Do let me hear from you about the fate of my New Morality article. All best wishes for a happy and wonderful New Year.Sincerely,RABBI NORMAN LAMM

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