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December 1961

Exchange with Abraham Jhirad about OU Expenditure Approvals for India (1961)

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1. Dr. Weiss to Abraham Jhirad

1. Dr. Weiss to Abraham Jhirad (Dec. 13, 1961)

1. Dr. Weiss to Abraham Jhirad (Dec. 13, 1961)

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Dear Mr. Jhirad: Due to my frequent absences from New York in the past two months, our correspondence has suffered somewhat and I apologize for the delay of my reply to your various letters. I met last Friday with Rabbi Lamm, before he left for his summer vacation. My reply accordingly also covers the correspondence directed to him. I shall endeavor to send you as soon as possible the books you requested in your letter of January 19th, directed to Rabbi Lamm, and in your letter of May 3rd, directed to me, at least all those which are immediately available. I am happy that the misunderstanding about your assumption of the duties of Executive Director has been cleared up. The details of your duties have been outlined to you in Rabbi Lamm’s communication of May 21st to which you have already replied. It was good to read of the success of the youth activities and the classes. I am perturbed, though, by your notion that you have to spend a part of your salary on fruits and soft drinks for the children. Likewise, in your letter of May 3rd you mention that you did not feel authorized to spend the necessary funds for the trip Rabbi Lamm had suggested to the outlying districts. Whenever such special expenditures not foreseen in the budget are necessary and no funds are available, please notify me and we here will try our very best to make the funds available to you.
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Exchange with Abraham Jhirad about Indian YU Applicant and Budget (1962)

Dear Rabbi, Pardon me for the prolonged silence on my part. Various matters kept me extremely busy these last few months, although I have been on leave. With this, I have enclosed a copy of my letter to Dr. Weiss, which is self-explanatory. Our Union is making steady but extremely sound and worthy progress and I trust that your guidance shall keep us on the right path. There has been no further development with regards to the absorption of the boy in the Yeshiva University. It will be appreciated if the University communicates a firm decision in the matter.I understand that you were on a tour of Europe recently. When do you expect to visit us again?I have seen the correspondence exchanged between you and Mr. Isaiah Shapurkar, and in my humble opinion you have rendered the position very clear and simple. Time, however, shall heal all these petty differences.With warmest personal regards,Most sincerely yours,**(A.D. Jhirad)**Executive Director---**Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of India**c/o Magen Hasidim Synagogue8, Moreland Road,Bombay-11, India**October 11, 1962**Dear Dr. Weiss,Now that the Holy Days of fasts and festivals are over, one can return to the everyday routine of life, and therefore permit me the liberty of bothering you.First of all, I acknowledge with thanks on behalf of the UOJCI the receipt of your cheque for \$500, received under cover of your letter of September 19, 1962. This came just in time for us to clear some most pressing bills.As mentioned in my earlier communication, I have been on leave of absence from office and expect to be so until the end of November 1962. If it will be conveniently possible for you to remit part of the proposed remuneration, I shall take the long-awaited trip to the Konkan and other places immediately.During the holidays, our classes were closed, but we have now begun in earnest and hope to introduce some new schemes, about which I shall write in my next to you.Somehow or the other, Rabbi Gotthold has not co…
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