Exchange with Justice Goldberg about UN March for Soviet Jewry (1969)
Dear Justice Goldberg: The New York Conference on Soviet Jewry, a coordinating committee of the local chapters of the major national Jewish organizations, will be conducting a demonstration for Soviet Jewry at the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza of the United Nations on Thursday, October 2nd, at 6:30 P.M. The demonstration, which will be called a Simchat Torah celebration, will be held to express solidarity with the young people in the Soviet Union who each year have been congregating at the large synagogues in Moscow and Leningrad to dance on this joyous holiday as an expression of their Jewish identity. We would be most honored if you, who have spoken out on this important issue in the past, could be with us to deliver the major address. We hope your schedule can be so arranged, and would appreciate it greatly if you could let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the necessary arrangements for our publicity and invitations. If there is any additional information that you require, please contact my office, 724-3511. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm Chairman New York Conference on Soviet Jewry