Dear Norman: I’m sorry I wasn’t in when you returned my call yesterday. I phoned you because I am running a news paragraph in World Over on the Union’s decision to send visiting rabbis to India. Since you will be the first incumbent, it struck me that you might be interested in serving as a free lance observer for World Over, one article, or several short ones on various aspects of Jewish life in India would make fascinating material for World Over. I do not mean an overall piece on the Bene Israel: we’ve had that. I am thinking about the things which only an on-the-scene participant could describe. I am as much concerned about photos as I am about the text. Good, glossy photographs of Jewish interest – faces, places, and things – would be very much in order. I enclose a recent issue of World Over in case you haven’t seen it lately, and I hope that you will find the proposal attractive. I look forward to hearing from you. With kind personal regards, Sincerely yoursDr. Morris Epstein EditorPublished by the JEWISH EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK, INC.426 West 58th Street, New York 19, N. Y. • Circle 5-8200

Dear Morris: I have just returned from India as you know and as requested, I kept my open for items that you may be able to use. The object of my visit, as I am sure you understand, was "business" and not pleasure, and my time was, therefore, very much restricted. However, I do expect to have some pictures, taken by myself and some taken by professional photographers, and as soon as these are received I shall let you have those that I think you would find of interest for your publication.Meanwhile, the enclosed poem was written by a young lady, Bebe Daniel from Poona – as exotic a place as you could want. She is very interested in having it published in the United States. Do you think you can use it? Whether you do or not, please let me know, and please return the copy of the poem to me. The young lady's name and address appear on the back of the manuscript.All good wishes.Sincerely yours,Rabbi Norman Lamm