Letter of Recommendation to Dr. Benjamin Brickman for Ramaz Teaching Application (1963)

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Letter of Recommendation for Congregant to the Bank Street College of Education (1962)

Dear Mrs. Stodt: I am happy to be able to recommend [name] as a student in your college. In the years that she has been with us at the Jewish Center, she has made a most profound impression upon all of us, myself included. I speak not only from personal knowledge of her, and general awareness of the manner in which she conducted the various youth groups, but also from the experiences of my own children who were in her group. She is a highly competent young woman, who shows excellence and intelligence in her approach to children, and who easily wins their love and devotion. She has an obvious affection for them to which they respond warmly. She is quiet and has a soothing effect on the classroom or club atmosphere, without in the least dampening the enthusiasm of her charges. Her relationship with the parents of the children is on a similar level. We were most sorry to lose her services as a Youth Leader, although we are happy for her because of the reason she left—marriage.From the above, you can probably appreciate my wholehearted endorsement of her candidacy.Sincerely,RABBI NORMAN LAMMNL\:ff

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Letter to the Memorial Foundation of Jewish Culture Recommending Doctoral Student's Grant Application (1972)

Gentlemen: I am sending you enclosed the biographical sketch of [redacted] who is anxious to obtain a grant to study for his doctorate in Yale. I shall be writing to the applicant, advising him to file a formal application with the Foundation. I appreciate that the deadline has passed for grants for 1972–1973, but this is a special case in that the applicant is a Yemenite. Considering the paucity of Oriental Jewish scholars in Israel, and the social and political tensions about this question, it may perhaps be wise to waive your formal rules in this case. Please accept my thanks in advance. Sincerely, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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Letter of Recommendation to R. Aberman for Michlalah Applicant (1972)

My Dear Friend: I hope that by now you have completely settled in your new position and that the מכללה has already begun to benefit from your talents and devotion. I have been asked to recommend a young lady as a student for the [redacted]. I know her and her family for many years. [Redacted] of [redacted] is a student at Queens College, and has studied in elementary day school and Yeshiva High School. She is a personable, intelligent young lady with genuine conviction and a love of Torah. I know that her association with the school will prove of enormous benefit to her, and I have every reason to believe that the administration will be satisfied with her as a student. All my best wishes to your wife and to all our mutual friends at [redacted]. Cordially, Rabbi Norman Lamm

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