Dear Norman: The written word always follows the oral. May I remind you to send copies of your various pamphlets on Saadya, Kook etc. to mv son, who is a Chaplain in Alaska. I know he will gain much therefrom, being inspired himself and inspire others. His address is: Chaplain Joseph I. Hoenig, CMR #1, APO Box 514 Seattle, Wash. 98742. Thank you ever so much and with kindest regards to your family and all good wishes for a happy Pesach. Cordially, Dr. Sidney B. Hoenig, Director of Adult Education

Dear Norman, שליט"א, I have just obtained the good news of your election to the presidency of YU, and I hasten, as one of your former teachers, to congratulate you on this most significant elevation to the highest American–Jewish academic post. The men who preceded you – Dr. Bernard Revel and Dr. Samuel Belkin זצ״ל – besides their prominent capacities, established international historic recognition as exceptional scholars: Revel in Kapsans and Belkin in Philo. The academic world in particular and Jewry at large will surely look up to you now for your full Torah development and precise educational guidance. Everyone will eagerly await…