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June 8, 1973

Letter from Hans Bachrach to Mrs. Weisberger about R. Lamm's Lodging in Australia (1973)

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Letter from Chanie Weisberger to Hans Bachrach about Invitation to Lecture in Caulfield, Australia (1973)

Dear Mr. Bachrach: After finishing the enclosed letter, Rabbi Lamm received your letter of June 14 and he has asked me to respond to you as follows: He will be pleased to accept the invitation of Rabbi Gutnick and the president of the Caulfield synagogue to occupy the pulpit on the Shabbat he will be spending at Caulfield. He does not believe it necessary to give a subject for his talk. Perhaps it would be just as well to announce that Dr. Lamm will preach the sermon, and leave it without a title.He accepts your suggestion to decline Rabbi Rapaport’s invitation to speak at his synagogue, and he will be delighted to accept the invitation to meet with all the Orthodox rabbis at lunchon on Monday, July 17.Rabbi Lamm asked me se send you his warmest regards.Sincerely,Miss Chanie Weisberger
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Letter from Hans Bachrach to Max Stern with Reflections on Australia Trip (1973)

Dear Mr. Stern, Rabbi Norman and Mrs. Lamm have stimulated, electrified and greatly influenced a fair section of our Melbourne community. We were delighted with their visit and we only hope that the heavy schedule which they undertook in this city will be offset by a few days rest before their return to the United States. I'm sure you will be delighted to hear that out of an overall total Jewish population of 35,000 in Victoria, Rabbi Lamm will have addressed at least 4,500 during his stay here. Allowing for the fact that a number of people attended more than one lecture, the Rabbi has had at least 2,000 different people listen to him who will long remember his visit. Most likely you have heard the Rabbi explain that our great Teachers are known by their works rather than by their names; our Teachers and their Book form an identity. Similarly, Rabbi Lamm's lectures were the mirror of his personality and Melbourne loves him for it. We, here in Australia, are grateful to the Jewish Center for allowing the Rabbi sufficient "holidays" for this visit. The Jewish Center is blessed with a great jewel. Please continue to encourage the Rabbi to visit outlying areas and allow him to share his time and energy with Jewry in the rest of the U.S.A. and with us in Australia. Your congregation will be blessed by all the Jews who come in contact with your remarkable genius. In deep gratitude to you and to your congregation, I remain, Sincerely yours, H.A. Bachrach
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Letter from Hans Bachrach to the Berman Family about Their Flight to Australia (1974)

Dear Rabbi and Mrs. Berman, My wife and I feel remiss not having personally replied to the letter which our friend, Dr. Abe Stern, delivered. However, you will have heard that, whilst our first inquiries proved negative, one source was discovered which may yield results. (Rabbi Riesen Sunshine Hotel and some hope.) Of course we are delighted to hear that both of you may be leaving New York after weeks ahead of the group and if you could make it so as to arrive 3–4 weeks earlier than the rest in Australia, I would like to show our gratitude by offering to pay additional fares for you to allow routing via London or Paris and from there either: (a) Tel Aviv/Singapore/Jakarta to Melbourne, or (b) Tel Aviv/Hong Kong/Jakarta to Melbourne, or (c) London/Tokyo/Taiwan/Hong Kong to Melbourne. On such a routing you will be able to make one official stop for a few days, whilst the other stops are technical to make connecting flights and we shall try to see, if possible, that you have 12–24 hours at each place. My wife and I would be delighted to have you stay at our house and we are sure that you will be happy living with us in the centre of Melbourne Jewish activities. Greatly looking forward to meeting you, and enclosing a copy of my letter to Hillel Davis, I remain, Yours sincerely,
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