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December-January 1967

Exchange with R. Stolper about Providing Blurb for His Book (1967)

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1. R. Stolper to R. Lamm

1. R. Stolper to R. Lamm (Dec. 11, 1967)

1. R. Stolper to R. Lamm (Dec. 11, 1967)

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Dear Rabbi Lamm: I truly meant what I said to you on the telephone the other day concerning your article. You have presented your side of this controversial question so splendidly that I do not see how it could be improved upon by anyone else, and unlike the often prolix prose of Dr. Agus, yours is clear and easily understood by any intelligent person. I am therefore delighted to have the opportunity to present it to our readers, who have already had the other side of the dispute.I have just finished editing the manuscript. As I think I may have mentioned to you, it is very long and I wanted to cut it if possible. I pride myself on an ability to shorten manuscripts without injuring their theses, but I must confess that yours has almost completely baffled me, because wherever I insert the knife it seems that I touch a vital organ. I have managed to delete a sentence or two here and there without damage, but I have found it impossible to delete any long and substantial portions that would result in a worthwhile condensation.However, with your permission I would like to delete two relatively short passages which I think can be done without injury to the article. At the bottom of page 9 and for the first half of page 10, you give an example which is one of several you have given relating to the American Jewish Committee. They are all valid and excellent examples of what you are talking about, but it seems to me that this one is perhaps the weakest, relative to the others. I would therefore like to delete from the paragraph at the bottom of page 9 beginning "But more than vulgarity is in issue here" down to but not including the last paragraph on page 10.I would also like to delete the long paragraph beginning above the middle of page 11 and ending with the 2nd line of page 12. This passage makes an interesting point, but one which I do not think is absolutely vital to your thesis.I have just been notified that we must go to press earlier than we had anticipated, but du…
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Dear Rabbi Gordis: Many thanks for sending me your latest volume, and its personal inscription. I shall be writing to Mr. Greenblatt, thanking him for his thoughtfulness in arranging for the book to be sent to me. Meanwhile, let me take this opportunity to wish you and your family a year of health and happiness, and continued creativity. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm.
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