Exchange with R. Joseph Lookstein about Soliciting Fellowships for the Torah Fellowship Foundation (1963)

1. R. Joseph Lookstein to R. Lamm (March 19, 1963)

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Exchange with R. Jakobovits about the Torah Fellowship Foundation (1963)

Dear Rabbi Jakobovits: The enclosed letter from Rabbi Lookstein to me will explain the situation with regard to his supposed commitment to obtain fellowships for Rabbi Kasher’s project. I suggest you inform Rabbi Kasher personally, at the meeting, of Rabbi Lookstein’s clarification. Please be kind enough not to show the letter itself to anyone, but to return it to me after you have read it. Sincerely, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Exchange with R. Wengrov about Soliciting Fellowships for the Torah Fellowship Foundation (1963)

Dear Rabbi Lamm: Pursuant to your conversation of today with Rabbi Kasher, I am enclosing the rough draft of a letter which with your permission we should like to send over your signature (or Rabbi Jakobovits’) to the people on the enclosed list, as well as a number of others that you kindly offered to furnish us. Would you please inform me if and how the letter might benefit by revision, and would you kindly provide me with the above-mentioned additional names, as well as about 50 pieces of your stationery (and perhaps too a sample of your signature, to be “forged”). For Rabbi Kasher, I tender heartfelt thanks. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Charles Wengrov

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Exchange with R. Wengrov about the Torah Fellowship Foundation (1963)

Dear Rabbi Lamm: At the meeting of April 29, nifkad moshavecha. We were exactly four: Rabbi Jakobovits, Dr. Mandel, myself, and Gerson Bernstein. The meeting was relatively brief (three quarters of an hour) and was followed by a guided tour of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. The date of the next meeting was set for June 3. Please take note. Now, we have a copy of the letter which Rabbi Lookstein wrote you on March 19, and Rav Kasher saw it before his departure. He instructed me then to send you the rough draft of an answer which the letter requires, and to ask you, in your kindness, to polish it as necessary and send it to Rabbi Lookstein. Unfortunately, today is the first opportunity I’ve found to attend to the matter. On May 12 there is to be a board meeting of the Wurzweiler Foundation, of which Rabbi Lookstein is president. We are hoping that he will authorize three fellowships (his vote or opinion will be the deciding factor) and it might be helpful if he receives his answer early next week. With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Rabbi Charles Wengrov. P.S. – I spoke to Dr. Mandel and he said he would contact you about seeing Mr. Joseph S. Shaw et al. If he doesn’t, please let me know.

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