Exchange with R. Rabinowitz about Criticism of Government (1961)

1. R. Rabinowitz to R. Lamm (July 13, 1961)

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Exchange with R. Goss about RIETS Recommendation for South African Student (1964)

My dear Rabbi Lamm, I am once again writing to you in connection with a young student of the Rabbi J. L. Zlotnik Seminary named [redacted]. He will be completing his teacher’s course at the Seminary at the end of this year but he wishes to pursue further Rabbinical studies at the Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Yeshivah University. He is a very fine young man with a sterling character and a great desire to learn, and anything that you could do to help him would be greatly appreciated by me. If you have time I should like to hear from you. Meanwhile may I wish you and yours everything of the best. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Isaac Goss, Director

South Africa

Exchange with R. Nisson Shulman about Sending Message to R. Kassowsky in South Africa (1963)

Dear Nissim, I thought you would like to know that I recently have been invited by the Board of Jewish Education of South Africa to visit that country for a lecture tour during this coming February please G-d. I know that your father-in-law, Rabbi Kossowsky, is one of the distinguished Rabbinic scholars in that country. If, therefore, there is any message you want to give me, or anything else you or your wife would wish me to do for you when I go, I shall be more than pleased to be of assistance. My very fondest regards to your wife and to your parents. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm

South Africa

Exchange with R. Rabinowitz about His Successor in the Chief Rabbinate of South Africa (1961)

Dear Rabbi Rabinowitz: It was a pleasure to hear from you and to know that all is well with you. We are looking forward with great expectation to your article on “The Time Lag of Halacha” for the Festschrift in honor of Rabbi Jung. We do hope it will be submitted at the time indicated. As to the confidential information you solicited concerning “P”, all I can do is repeat with greater emphasis the estimation I originally gave you. He is a man of some talent and he makes a very favorable impression, but he is a thoroughly irresponsible person, and I would not say this if I did not feel that he could undo all the work that you have accomplished for the past 20 years. This information is given to you of course on the premise that my name will not ever enter into the picture and that what I am telling you is only for your own information. At the same time may I reiterate my warm recommendation of Rabbi Rabinowitz of South Carolina. You will remember that he was the one I recommended previously. It will be a great victory for all of Judaism if he will win the appointment. With best regards to Mrs. Rabinowitz, sincerely yours, Norman Lamm

South Africa