Letter to R. Wurzburger about Content of "Treasury of Tradition" (1965)

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Letter from R. Wurzburger Regarding Treasury of Tradition (1965)

Dear Norman: Many thanks for your letter of the 16th which just reached me today. I am grateful to you for undertaking the chore of getting consent of our contributors for “A Tradition Treasury.” With respect to your own article, I frankly would prefer that we do not include any articles appearing after the summer issue 1965. Frankly, I also believe that your extra-terrestrial piece is a bit too spacious for such a Reader. I have also a slight personal interest in the publication of your Unity theme since my Pluralism in the Halakhah is predicated upon it. In the event that you decide to pull yours out, I must make very extensive revisions in my own article.I certainly think that excerpts of your editorial piece should be made available to various weekly magazines. I could certainly bring it to their attention, but if you have better contacts, why not use them? I’ll see to it that you get page proofs either directly or to the magazines directly.The Balshan is in writing but not in contractual form. I have no doubt that they would be willing to sign a contract.Just one other personal comment, I must correct your statement that your handwriting versus mine is. Compared to mine, yours is a work of art, worthy of the disciple of Rabbi Kook’s yearning for beauty and harmony.As ever, yours,Cordially,Walter WurzburgerPublished by the Rabbinical Council of America

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Letter from R. Wurzburger and R. Lamm to R. Klavan Regarding Treasury of Tradition (1965)

Dear Izzie: Walter and I have drawn up a list of articles to be included in “A Tradition Treasury.” The enclosed is the draft of a letter we'd like sent to the contributors. The accompanying sheet provides the names of the writers and their articles. Please have your office send this out and inform us of all responses. Best wishes and, p.g., Cordially yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm. Dear ________, It has been proposed that in the near future there will be published an anthology of articles that have appeared over the past several years in *TRADITION*. We have been asked by the RCA to act as co-editors of the book which, we hope, will present some of the more enduring material of *TRADITION* in an attractive, permanent form.Accordingly, we have consulted with the Editorial Committee of *TRADITION*, and with each other, and have compiled a list of articles for re-publication in what we have decided to call *A Tradition Treasury*. Included in this list is your material, namely, your article on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.We solicit your written consent for publication in *A Tradition Treasury*. Please bear in mind that we want to re-publish the articles as they are, and can accept only typographical corrections and deletion of material which you may believe may be obsolete. No additions can be accepted.Please be kind enough to send us your consent as well as the minor corrections mentioned as soon as possible.Sincerely,RABBI WALTER WURZBURGERRABBI NORMAN LAMMNL/lg

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