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June 1975

Exchange with Mel Scult about Record Request for Mordecai Kaplan's Tenure at The Jewish Center (1975)

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1. Mel Scult to R. Lamm

1. Mel Scult to R. Lamm (June 2, 1975)

1. Mel Scult to R. Lamm (June 2, 1975)

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Dear Rabbi Lamm: Firstly, let me, belatedly, send you and your family our very best wishes for many blessings in the coming year, and for many years. I am taking the liberty to write to you regarding some recordings of “Hazzanut” by the late Cantor Pinchas Jasinowsky. Years ago, when I served as Executive Secretary at the Jewish Center, I had the privilege of working with Cantor Jasinowsky, helping him distribute some of his music, and in fact I still have some of his sheet music, very sweetly inscribed to me. We had no idea that Mr. Julius had passed away, and I originally wrote to him about it, several months ago. I know that Cantor Jasinowsky has recorded some of his “Hazzanut” and we would be most interested in purchasing his records. I am wondering if I may impose on you to refer this letter to the relevant authority at the Jewish Center and have him advise me if the Center itself owns any of Cantor Jasinowsky’s records and if they are available for sale. Or, perhaps they know his daughter’s name and could inquire from her if she would be ready to sell the records. We would also appreciate knowing: how many records are available, what are the selections of each, what is their price. We have many friends visiting us from the States, so as soon as we have the necessary information, we could send a dollar check to cover and arrange for someone to bring the records to us. Looking forward to greeting you here in Israel, and with renewed good wishes from both of us, Sincerely yours, Mrs. Michel Zamir
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My dear Emanuel: I am writing to you almost as a last resort. Previous efforts made by others brought no results. I think that you and I can bring these results. The Foundation, some years ago, contributed $12,500 to the Jewish Women’s Club, which we call the Mikveh. This was a one-time generous contribution, for in course of any kind of consideration that the late Gustave Wurzweiler would have given. In addition to the above gift, the Foundation put up $40,000 worth of securities as collateral for the Jewish Women’s Club’s mortgage so that it may be able to obtain a loan for its needs. We did it as an act of good will and generosity for an institution that was in great difficulty at the time. For what we did, no one has regrets. Certainly I have no regrets. Unfortunately, the loan was never repaid nor were the securities returned, a point to which even the Jewish Women’s Club could, even tacitly, scarcely pay much attention. As a matter of fact, due to the interest it accrued, the Foundation was advancing the interest for approximately the last two years.
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