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November 1971

Exchange with Norman Marcus about Invitation to Attend Testimonial in Honor of R. Freilich (1971)

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1. Norman Marcus to R. Lamm

1. Norman Marcus to R. Lamm (Nov. 9, 1971)

1. Norman Marcus to R. Lamm (Nov. 9, 1971)

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Dear Rabbi & Mrs, Lamm: November 21 is a day of very special celebration for us and for the Jewish community. I want to invite you to share and grace this occasion. On November 21, 1971 at 10:30 A.M. the ground-breaking for our new S/A/R Academy building will take place at the Toscanini estate, 655 West 254th Street, in the presence of leading notables in communal, public and religious life. Our new building is pioneering - the first Jewish day school with an open plan structure - and an architectural landmark as well. It is another major step, we hope, toward the building of Jewish life in America on the firm foundation of intensive Jewish religious education. I feel that as a friend, a leading figure in American Jewish life and one who treasures Jewish education, your presence would add importance and joy to the occasion. I therefore am happy to extend this invitation to you to join us as our guests at this occasion. I look forward to greeting you personally. Sincerely, Ludwig Jesselson
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Dear Rabbi Lamm, I am writing to enquire whether you, together with your wife, would consider travelling to London to be the guests of honour at a dinner we are holding at the King David Suite, Marble Arch, W.1., on Wednesday evening, April 1st next. The occasion is to mark the opening of the completed new school buildings which will replace the obsolete premises the school has been occupying for the past twenty-five years. The school was founded by Rabbi Dr. E. Munk, and others, and is now looked upon as one of the leading Jewish primary schools in the United Kingdom, with 300 pupils between the ages of 5 and 11, and an associated kindergarten in other premises with some 70 children. This particular celebration is not only that the new school buildings have been constructed complete with a swimming pool, but that as a result of this the school will become State Aided, and the parents will no longer have to continue to bear the burden of the ever-increasing school fees. At the same time the Education Authority leave us with complete freedom in regard to the Jewish studies. Enclosed herewith is a souvenir brochure of the dinner that was held on June 25th last, to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone, and at which Chief Rabbi Immanuel Jakobovits was the guest of honour, and which gives some indication of the work that is being done. At the end of this dinner we would be appealing for funds to help to clear the loans we have had to raise to get the buildings erected, and it is felt that in addition to you and your wife gracing the dinner with your distinguished presence, we will also have the opportunity of listening to one of your erudite and inspiring addresses, and the guests would be very greatly stimulated and encouraged. I look forward to hearing favourably from you, and need hardly add that all expenses will be looked after. With kindest regards, Yours very sincerely, [signature].
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