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December 1972

Exchange with Machshevet Institute about Machshevet Booklets (1972)

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1. Machshevet Institute to R. Lamm

1. Machshevet Institute to R. Lamm (Dec. 10, 1972)

1. Machshevet Institute to R. Lamm (Dec. 10, 1972)

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