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May 12, 1961

Letter to Ellis Meyer about Forming Beth Din in India (1961)

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Dear Dr. Weiss: Although I am now on vacation, and the sun is shining brilliantly outside, nevertheless the thought of my obligations toward Dr. Weiss are so strong that I am closeted up at this time with a dictating machine so as to carry out my responsibilities towards the Union's Indian program. First, let me indicate my complete agreement to your letter to Jhirad on June 25, 1962. I certainly hope you will clear up the financial problem you touch upon in your next to the last paragraph on Page 2. I am greatly disturbed by the letter to me from Mr. Kelman of The Jewish Agency in Bombay of June 25. He notes that he sent a copy to you, so I need not repeat the contents of his letter.The first page of his letter, dealing with the Anti-Israel policies of the UOJCA, is something that we must consider most seriously. As you know, I have already written to Jhirad counselling a less hysterical tone in the “Mebasser." I think a sharp but politic reminder by you, coming on top of my original exhortations and the more recent polemics by Kelman, may do some good. After all is said and done, we are paying for the publication of the magazine. If what Kelman says is true—especially about the insulting reference to the late Prof. J. D. Aaron—then this kind of stupid vindictiveness must be eliminated at once and we must insist upon it openly and clearly.His first paragraph on Page 2 gives us additional information about the young man we had sent to Kol Torah. At least we have some *nachas* from all our labors in India? I certainly see nothing wrong with the proposal contained in his second paragraph on Page 2. If Warhaftig will agree to send a Rabbi to India for a short time to arrange all Gittin, that is perfectly all right. I too would be much happier if all local Indians, whether Iraqe or Bene Israel, would desist from meddling in divorce matters.Dr. Samson R. Weiss, may I again impose upon you, as I have in the past, to attend to these matters. I would answer Kelman by mysel…
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