Dear Rabbi Lamm: I invite you to join a small international group of experts as an ad hoc Commission on the Holocaust to advise the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture on its support for programs relating to the Holocaust. At the last annual meeting of the Memorial Foundation our Board of Trustees decided to establish this Commission to review and evaluate our existing programs of support, to identify gaps and needs in this area, and to recommend approaches, programs and projects which the Foundation should encourage and support. The Commission will also be asked to review and, if necessary, suggest revisions in Foundation policies, guidelines and procedures in order to maximize the impact and results of its support. Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations – and a member of our Board – has agreed to serve as Chairman. The first meeting of the Commission will take place on Sunday, March 9th, at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations building (838 Fifth Avenue – near 65th Street – New York City), and is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. This meeting will probably last all day. Background information and material will be made available to you in advance of the meeting. I very much hope that you will find it possible to accept membership on the Commission. Please let us know on the enclosed reply form if you will accept membership and if you will be able to attend the first meeting of the Commission. Best wishes. Sincerely yours, Nahum Goldmann