Letter to R. Saul Berman about Australia Publicity Material and His Photo with Martin Luther King, Jr. (1974)

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Exchange with Hans Bachrach about R. Saul Berman's Visit to Australia (1974)

My Dear Rabbi Lamm, I appreciate receipt today of your letter of 30th May and your cable. I fully understand that Rabbi and Mrs. Berman would like to spend Shabbath together and we will definitely not separate them. Enclosed please find copy of my answer to Dr. Stern, from which you will note that basically the group seems to be prepared to adopt the softer approach as I had advocated. I do not know whether Dr. Stern's non reply to the letter left the matter open because I have not heard from him further in this matter either. Kind regards, Hans

Australia & New Zealand

Letter to Hans Bachrach about Lecture Plans for Australia (1973)

"Who Is a Jew?"ch: I trust that you received my cablegram informing you of the date of my arrival (my wife should arrive separately on the same day) and our expected date of departure from Australia. Our own travel plans on the way to Australia and on the return trip are still very uncertain especially because of financial considerations, i.e., each of us will incur a fare expense much higher than we anticipated. In addition to the titles I already sent you, I will be prepared to speak on the following themes:"Who Is a Jew?""Hassidism and Its Relevance Today""Why Should a Young Person Be Orthodox""Current Trends in American Orthodoxy""The Space Age and Judaism" (or: "Life in Other Worlds").In addition to the above, I would be prepared to speak on such subjects as שבת, כשרות, טהרת המשפחה. Do be kind enough to let me know in advance, if at all possible, what themes have been chosen for mv various lectures. Incidentally, I may want to use some of my spare time for my own work, and to that end I am taking along a number of microfilms. Do you think there will be any microfilm readers in nearby library? Is it possible to rent one of the new and rather small machines currently being produced? This is not crucial, but it could prove quite convenient to me.I trust that as time goes on we shall be getting more details from you, such as a firmer itinerary, including postal addresses so that my family and office will know where to reach me.All best wishes.Cordially,Rabbi Norman Lamm

Australia & New Zealand

Letter to Hans Bachrach about Change in Australia Itinerary (1973)

Dear Mr. Bachrach: Rabbi Lamm's travel agent just called me to inform me of a slight change in his itinerary. Rabbi Lamm's last contact point before reaching Melbourne is Nandi, and there he can be reached at the Flagship Beach Comber, not the Fijian Hotel. There will only be one stop before Rabbi and Mrs. Lamm reach Nandi, and that is in Honolulu. There they can be reached at the Hilton Hawaiian Village from July 8-10.All my best wishes.Sincerely,(Miss) Chanie WeisbergerSecretary

Australia & New Zealand