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Sep. 17, 1973

Letter from Australian Student about His Plans to Study at YU (1973)

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Letter to Hans Bachrach about Lecture Plans for Australia (1973)

"Who Is a Jew?"ch: I trust that you received my cablegram informing you of the date of my arrival (my wife should arrive separately on the same day) and our expected date of departure from Australia. Our own travel plans on the way to Australia and on the return trip are still very uncertain especially because of financial considerations, i.e., each of us will incur a fare expense much higher than we anticipated. In addition to the titles I already sent you, I will be prepared to speak on the following themes:"Who Is a Jew?""Hassidism and Its Relevance Today""Why Should a Young Person Be Orthodox""Current Trends in American Orthodoxy""The Space Age and Judaism" (or: "Life in Other Worlds").In addition to the above, I would be prepared to speak on such subjects as שבת, כשרות, טהרת המשפחה. Do be kind enough to let me know in advance, if at all possible, what themes have been chosen for mv various lectures. Incidentally, I may want to use some of my spare time for my own work, and to that end I am taking along a number of microfilms. Do you think there will be any microfilm readers in nearby library? Is it possible to rent one of the new and rather small machines currently being produced? This is not crucial, but it could prove quite convenient to me.I trust that as time goes on we shall be getting more details from you, such as a firmer itinerary, including postal addresses so that my family and office will know where to reach me.All best wishes.Cordially,Rabbi Norman Lamm
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Letter from Yossi Glatt about Australian Student at Yeshivat Hakotel (1973)

My dear Rabbi Lamm, I acknowledge receipt of your airletter dated 31 August concerning our student Joseph Gluck. The interest of a busy communal leader in the welfare of a particular student is genuinely appreciated. It is good to know that, despite your preoccupation, there is the time, the interest and the heart to be concerned with a student's welfare. I assure you that at Yeshivat Hakotel there is a concurrence of feelings, and despite the fact that we are dealing with a student body of 163, we endeavour to give thought and care to the individual student's needs. Similarly do I assure you that Joseph Gluck is receiving that attention, and I hope that in time our mutual efforts on his behalf will be a source of nachas to all those who have shown interest in him. I do hope that our efforts will warrant the attention and the assistance of important community leaders. Best wishes for a good year, and for fulfilment in all your important endeavors. Very cordially yours, Yossi Glatt Executive Director
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Letter from Dr. Abraham Stern to Ruth Cabin about the Possibility of 1974 Australia Seminar (1973)

Dear Ruth, I received regards from you and Max through our mutual friend Norman Lamm who came almost directly from the airport to participate in our Eastern TLS at Morasha last month. I was pleased to learn how happy you and Max are, and the contribution which you are making to the community. Knowing you as I do, I was not at all surprised by the news. The seminar season this year was a very satisfactory one, and although we are working with a curtailed staff and budget, three beautiful events were held in Seattle, Washington, Ennismore, Ontario and Camp Morasha. We have introduced a number of innovations to the seminar program: Chugim on contemporary issues, a Beth Medrosh for collegiates and a series of printed and illustrated sourcebooks for each of the study levels. Norman reported on his lecture tour and of the offer by Hans Bachrach to host a series of seminar programs in Australia next summer for high school students as well as a leadership training seminar and a university students seminar. He indicated that Mr. Bachrach was sufficiently interested in the seminar idea to invite a contingent of outstanding faculty and leaders for such a program. I have explored the idea preliminarily with a number of our top seminar people. They have expressed interest in the idea. Notwithstanding the huge amount of work involved in putting together and implementing such a program, we would conceivably be prepared to assist if we could get a clarification on a number of basic matters: 1) Is Mr. Bachrach serious about the idea and prepared to finance it? (transportation, accommodations for the staff and related expenses) 2) If the answer to the above is yes, would you be prepared to serve as our liaison person with the local community to help oversee arrangements regarding the seminar site(s), registration, materials etc.? 3) Would additional resources, particularly leadership, be available locally?
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