Exchange with Hans Bachrach with Reflections on Australia Trip (1973)

1. Hans Bachrach to Max Stern (July 31, 1973)

1. Hans Bachrach to Max Stern (Aug. 13, 1973)

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Exchange with Hans Bachrach about Logistics for Australia Visit (1973)

Dear Rabbi Lamm, Very many thanks for both your letters of 30th April and 2nd May, which I received this morning. I apologize that I had not realized that you were coming from Fiji which is on the Australian side of the date line and therefore should not present any difficulties, except if one considers the alternate line opposite Jerusalem. Anyhow, we look forward to meeting you at the airport. Now we shall try to finalize your itinerary here, but we declare that if you feel like changing the flight to two days earlier, arriving here on the Friday, you are most cordially welcome, and we promise you, if desired, a restful Saturday at our home. Regarding your proposed departure, I regret to advise you that you may be in strife as you will only gain the day after your arrival at the first Yishuv (after crossing the date-line) Possibly you could give us that weekend and leave only on the Monday, 13th August, which would eliminate this difficulty.I regret that I am not conversant with micro film readers.Regarding the Rabbi in New Zealand, I shall make enquiries and advise you.Your new topics are challenging and will attract great Interest.Kind regards.Yours sincerely,

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Exchange with Hans Bachrach about Reflections on Australia Trip (1973)

My Dear Rabbi and Mrs. Lamm, Gini, the children and I hope that you enjoyed the Shabbath in Wellington and the few days at Waitoma and Rotorura, and naturally we are curious to know whether you followed our suggestion of spending the next Shabbath on the West Coast prior to returning to cold New York. When you expressed to me that my expressions of "avante gard" and "follow up" were not very clear in my letter to Mr. Stern, I believe I was able to rectify this as per the enclosed copy and I hope that I did the right thing. I also enclose photo and letter received from "The Y" and Great Synagogue as well as two pages from the Jewish News. Undoubtedly, you will also be interested in an article just published by the Sydney "Sun Herald" even though I believe that the spiegel article dates back quite a considerable time. This morning, walking through the Botanical Gardens, I remembered the quarter-hour which we spent there together and I'm happy to report that the winter/spring blossoms in white, pink and red have now come out in full. You surely would enjoy seeing how quickly nature advances.Yesterday, we greatly enjoyed the Werdiger wedding. The bride and bridegroom, on arrival, did not proceed to the Head Table as usual but the men circled the bridegroom and the girls the bride and dancing started with a gusto. This set the tone for the whole evening and I feel the example of Robin and Debbie will be emulated.I have also written to Mr. Freedman as per the enclosed copy.Hoping you found Haya, Josh, Shalom and Sara in good health on your return, I remain with fondest regards,

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Exchange with Hans Bachrach about R. Saul Berman's Visit to Australia (1974)

My Dear Rabbi Lamm, I appreciate receipt today of your letter of 30th May and your cable. I fully understand that Rabbi and Mrs. Berman would like to spend Shabbath together and we will definitely not separate them. Enclosed please find copy of my answer to Dr. Stern, from which you will note that basically the group seems to be prepared to adopt the softer approach as I had advocated. I do not know whether Dr. Stern's non reply to the letter left the matter open because I have not heard from him further in this matter either. Kind regards, Hans

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