Dear [redacted], I am truly beholden to you for the gift copy brought by [redacted] of Reverence, Righteousness, and Rahamanut, edited by [redacted]. Please tell your good Rabbi that he has produced an excellent piece of work. You are quite right – it is an important volume of Jewish Americana, to which I shall have need to refer from time to time. Actually, the first study to which I turned was [redacted] and [redacted]’s “The Ninety-three Bais Yaakov Girls of Cracow: History or Typology?” It is a thoroughly researched study by two people who themselves have an extraordinary relationship ensuing from their family history during the Shoah. I know [redacted] and appreciate her learning. Although I do not know [redacted], I know of his many accomplishments. In this one case, however, I raised the question with [redacted]: why was it so necessary for them to do this essay? In a sense they answer the question in the last paragraph, leaving us off with the thought that the story could, or could not, have happened. From my own historical stance, I differentiate between legend as reality in history and legend as historical reality. From my Jewish emotional consciousness, I have lived in this instance over the years with [redacted]’s elegy, which is now incorporated in so many anthologies and which I regularly recite on Yom Kippur in the prayers. I enclose a copy in case it is not readily available to you. Indeed, from the wisdom one acquires from [redacted], the advice given him probably leads the rest, when he transmitted his life advice to the young [redacted]: “Never expect gratitude and you will never be unhappy.” I do not know whether [redacted] received gratitude from others during his remarkable ministry. Certainly [redacted], today, is the beneficiary of his great contributions to Jewish life, including, of course, the manner in which he leads Modern Orthodoxy in America. Please, then, when you see your respective Rabbis, give them my hearty Yasher Koach. As I wri…

N.L. – I sent a copy of the Jung Memorial Volume to Moshe Davis as a gift and he responded with considerable enthusiasm. Since you are featured and sent regards, I thought you would like to see the letter which he wrote about it, and you. Hope all is well through the summer. When we meet, remind me to tell you how you inspired the purchase of equipment on which this memo has been prepared. Regards to Mindy.The International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization under the auspices of the President of Israel August 18, 1992Dear Arie, I am truly beholden to you for the gift copy brought by Mervin of Reverence, Righteousness, and Rahamanut, edited by Jacob J. Schacter. Please tell your good Rabbi that he has produced an excellent piece of work. You are quite right – it is an important volume of Jewish Americana, to which I shall have need to refer from time to time. Actually, the first study to which I turned was Judith Baumel and Jacob Schacter’s “The Ninety-three Bais Yaakov Girls of Cracow: History or Typology?” It is a thoroughly researched study by two people who themselves have an extraordinary relationship ensuing from their family history during the Shoah. I know Judith and appreciate her learning. Although I do not know Rabbi Schacter, I know of his many accomplishments. In this one case, however, I raised the question with Judith: why was it so necessary for them to do this essay? In a sense they answer the question in the last paragraph, leaving us off with the thought that the story could, or could not, have happened. From my own historical stance, I differentiate between legend as reality in history and legend as historical reality. From my Jewish emotional consciousness, I have lived in this instance over the years with Hillel Bavli’s elegy, which is now incorporated in so many anthologies and which I regularly recite on Yom Kippur in the prayers. I enclose a copy in case it is not readily available to you. Indeed, from the wisdom one acq…