Dear Mr. Mayor: My good friend and associate, Mr. Z. William Wolfson reported to me about your very deep interest in the cultural welfare of our more destitute brethren in your city, particularly those in the Sephardic community. Please accept my sincere appreciation for your readiness to be of assistance to us in establishing the religious teachers' seminary in Haifa under the auspices of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. We are currently working on the details of this project, and you will hear further from us in the near future. I was especially pleased to hear of your interest in establishing an institution to train spiritual leaders for the Sephardic community in your city. I shall endeavor to look into the possibility of finding competent individuals who might assist you in accomplishing this objective. I eagerly look forward to meeting you and getting to know you personally, either on my next trip to Israel or in New York if you should plan to visit the US. I trust that such an association will be a [handwriting] one for our people. In the name of our three thousand congregations and their worshippers, please permit me to thank you very sincerely for your offer to help us in our undertaking. With every good wish for a happy and fruitful New Year, I am Sincerely yours, Moses I. Feuerstein