Letter from R. Schonfeld about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

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Dear Norman: I know that you have received hundreds of notes of congratulations and that you also received the telegram which we sent you on behalf of the Rabbinical Council of America from our conference in Jerusalem. It may please you to know that we made the official announcement in Hechal Shlomo in the presence of Prime Minister Rabin and that the announcement was greeted with tremendous applause. Your appointment is a source of pride to us all both in the RCA and in the Yeshiva alumni and I need not tell you that you may look forward to the active and sincere cooperation of the entire Orthodox community. I am joined in my good wishes to you by the members of my congregation which already has displayed its keen interest in the welfare of Yeshiva University throughout these many years. May the Almighty grant you and Mindy and all members of your family many years of successful and prosperous activity.

Letter from R. Schnaidman about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

Dear Norman, Mazal Tov on your election to the presidency of Yeshiva. We are most fortunate that you were chosen and I know that you will guide us wisely, imaginatively, and dynamically to a new and glorious era. You have my best wishes for hatzlacha in all your efforts. Sincerely, מרדכי

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Letter from R. Schindler about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

Dear Norman: The news of your election as president of Yeshiva University was a source of delight. I hasten to extend every good wish to you and a very warm and hearty mazel tov. Your selection for this important and prestigious post indicates the esteem, admiration, and high regard in which you are held and I rejoice with you on this tribute to your abilities. You bring many fine qualities of heart and mind to the task at hand, and it is my fond hope that you will derive a full measure of fulfillment, happiness, and satisfaction from your new responsibilities. With all good wishes and warmest regards, I am sincerely, Alexander M. Schindler

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Letter from Dr. Schnall about R. Lamm's Appointment to YU Presidency (1976)

Dear Norman: Please forgive me for not writing sooner. We were in Israel this summer and it was there that I heard the exciting news of your appointment. It is certainly the most important thing that has happened to any member of our family, and to say that I am proud to be "close to the action" is a matchless understatement. The magnitude of the accomplishment is second only to the responsibility inherent in the office. Without being pretentious, I know that you will provide the kind of leadership that, in my opinion, has been lacking at Yeshiva for some time. How are Mindy and the family? They must be ecstatic and swelling with pride. I had the opportunity to speak with your mother. She, of course, expressed equal excitement as well as concern for your health. She's a Yiddishe Mama to the end. Tova and I thoroughly enjoyed Eretz Yisrael, although I did far more work than touring. We were there through a grant from the Lucius Littauer Foundation to study radical protest and dissent in Israel. Though I know you have little time for such things, I've taken the liberty of enclosing some recent material of my own which may border on your interests. Again, please accept my sincerest wishes of congratulations and Mazal Tov as well as my best regards to all. Ketiva v’Chatima Tova, David Schnall

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