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

1. Mrs. Klein to R. Lamm (Aug. 6, 1976)

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

Dear Norman, I was delighted when I arrived at the office this morning to receive a mailgram from Max Etra telling me the good news of your election to the Presidency. I want you to know that you have the good wishes, the cooperation and the prayers of all your colleagues, who know that you are possessed of the talents and energy to undertake this great assignment and who feel assured that you will, in the great tradition of your predecessors in that office, bring growth, dignity and creativity to the great institution of learning which all of us love and revere. May the Almighty ever be in your corner to guide you and strengthen you. Again, heartiest congratulations. Cordially yours, Rabbi Israel Klavan Executive Vice-President

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

לכבוד ידידי הגדול והנעלה, הרב הגאון, נשיא ישיבה אוניברסיטה, ד״ר נחום לאם שליט״א! הנני מברכו מקרב לב להתמנותו לנשיאות של ישיבת רבינו יצחק אלחנן והאוניברסיטה. גל של גיל ושמחה עבר אותנו, חברי הסתדרות הרבנים בוועידה בירושלים, כאשר נבשרנו שהישיבה בחרה בו. וכמובן רעייתי, בתי טובה וחתני דניאל ובני אליעזר, מצטרפים לברכה. ודרך אגב, כידוע לו בוודאי, טובה ודניאל אך זה שבו ממפעל החינוך באוסטרלי׳ שאתה הגית ויסדת, ב״ה רואים כעת את תודאותיו הברוכות. בחפשיו

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