Exchange with Dr. Milton Birnbaum about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

1. Dr. Milton Birnbaum to R. Lamm (Aug. 10, 1976)

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Exchange with Dr. Liebman about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

Dear Norman, I was at the Jewish Center this Shabbos to wish you a personal מזל טוב, but I discovered you were taking your last vacation. I will be at JTS for the next two years. We have an apartment on Broadway & 90th – but it appears that Carole’s ambition to be a congregational spouse is not to be fulfilled. I really wish you all the best. I always felt close to Y.U., even now that you are at the helm, and if there is anything I can do for you – I’ll try my best.

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Exchange with Dr. Rabinowitz about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

לכבוד הרב דר. נחום לם, שלום וברכה! קבל נא את ברכתי לרגל הובערך לנשיא ישיבה אונברסיטי על כל של שלוחותיה. תפקיד רב זה יאפשר לך להפעול את כישוריך הברוכים, ואני תפלה שהשם יהיה בעזרך לכומם מוסד מפואר זה לפי שיבוא עוד יותר בברכות. בכבוד רב, אהרון רבינוביץ

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Exchange with R. Grunblatt about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

Dear Rabbi Lamm, I know you must be flooded with congratulatory notes and calls – but please permit me to add mine. I have been an admirer of yours for many years, appreciating your sound scholarship, your clarity of thought and your ability to articulate your ideas in a most interesting way without resorting to rhetorical and literary gimmickry. I have found myself in agreement with many of your stands, as you spoke convincingly and with dignity for the Orthodox position. While I have no personal ties with Yeshiva, I recognize its paramount role in Jewish life and I am overjoyed that those entrusted [with] so momentous a decision...

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