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Jan. 29, 1964

Letter from Dr. Weiss to Indian Kol Torah Student about OU Expenditure for His Tuition (1964)

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Dear Rabbi Lamm: Thank you for your letters of July 5th and 16th. I enclose my letters to Mr. Kelman and Mr. Jhirad. I am sending you an extra copy of my letter to Mr. Jhirad so that you may send it on confidentially to Mr. Kelman if you deem it advisable. You speak of my vacation. This vacation is scheduled to begin on August 12th. My absence from the city was caused by another visit to the fair city of Los Angeles, which was blessed with beautiful weather—making my hard work there not at all easier, with everyone around me in vacation spirit.As you see, I have not mentioned in my letter to Mr. Kelman any credit to the Union. I would rather assume it as self-understood than raise the issue.In your letter of July 5th, you want me to clarify the financial problem I touched upon in my letter to Mr. Jhirad. I do not quite know to what you refer, though you pointed out the paragraph. We had agreed that you and I, upon your return to New York, would try to raise about \$1,000 for the Magen Aboth Holiday Home, by soliciting 20 people for \$50.00 each.The Overseas Commission had agreed to pay the trip of three students to Israel, provided that they are maintained there by the Jewish Agency and that these three students are added to the six being presently sent and maintained by the Jewish Agency. Dr. Jung moved to this effect at our meeting, and it was unanimously adopted.I expect to speak to Rabbi Kotler either tonight or tomorrow morning. I shall write you where he will stay and when you could visit him. He usually is at Lederman’s in Fleischmanns, which should be about one hour’s car ride from your place, on the other side of the Catskills (the Tannersville–Hunter section).I do hope that in spite of your voluminous correspondence you are enjoying some rest and that you are applying to yourself the kind admonitions you gave me—namely, not to work hard and long.With kindest personal regards and all good wishes, I amVery sincerely yours,Dr. Samson R. WeissExecutive Vice P…
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Letter from Dr. Weiss to Max Stern about OU Financial Support for Indian Students (1964)

Dear Mr. Stern: A few weeks ago, I sent you a photocopy of a letter from Mr. A.D. Jhirad, the Executive Director of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of India. The halachic questions contained in this letter I referred to the Rabbinical Council of America, in keeping with the policy of the Orthodox Union not to answer halachic inquiries. As far as the request for budgetary assistance is concerned, you were good enough, in the last several years, to make available the amount of \$500.00 for this purpose, as part of your generous pledge of \$10,000 on which there is still a balance of \$1,500. May I recommend that we send them again the same amount.There is a further inquiry whether we could give financial or other assistance to a student who has secured admission to the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. I would say that such financial support is not incumbent upon the Orthodox Union. However, I recommend that we alert our friends in Chicago to the arrival of this young man and ask them to befriend him and to make their hospitality available to him.I shall greatly appreciate your opinion and advice.With all good wishes and kindest personal regards, I amVery sincerely yours,Dr. Samson R. WeissSRW/sdcc: Rabbi Norman LammMr. Max SternHertz Mountain Products Inc.500 Cooper SquareNew York 3, New York
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