Dear Rabbi Lamm: Thank you very much for your manuscript. Would you be good enough to send a copy to: Rabbi Dr. J. Newman, Federation of Synagogues of the Transvaal and Orange Free State, 24, Raleigh St. Yeoville, Johannesburg South Africa. With all good wishes. Sincerely yours, Rabbi Leo Jung

Dear Rabbi and Mrs. Jung: I know you will excuse me if I am brief in this note, but the press of official duties and personal matters make it impossible to elaborate as I otherwise would have wanted to. From the introduction you can understand that I am quite occupied with "personal matters." This week-end Mindy gave birth to a baby girl and, thank G-d, both mother and daughter are doing well. We are really sorry that the happy event did not occur before you left for Iran, but we know that your good wishes from afar are close to us here.There is nothing new in the Center except that we are all looking forward to your return.Sincerely,Rabbi Norman Lamm

To: Rabbi Jung, From: Rabbi Lamm, re: visit of Mrs. Kelly from India. You asked me to remind you to write to Mr. Gilbert in Bombay, instructing him that the Joint Distribution Committee money to the Sassoon School would be conditional on the commitment of the Trustees, both old and new, to effect no change whatsoever in the spiritual nature and Orthodox religious character of the school. This is independent of the constitution of the Sassoon Trust or the School. Also, you wore going to inform Gilbert that Mr. and Mrs. Grossman, now in Bombay on behalf of The Jewish Agency, are expert educationists and should be extended every courtesy and full cooperation.

Dear Rabbi Itamar: Please excuse me for not answering earlier your communication containing the text of the Chief Rabbinate's decision concerning the Bene Israel. The information you provided was of considerable help in our deliberations here in New York. We would like to do all that is within our power to help in this situation. We are meeting shortly in order to plan our approach. However, I am personally confused by the conflicting reports that issue from Israeli journals and newspapers. Is the decision of the Rabbinate final? And if so, why have no instructions been passed on to the individual Rabbis in the country? Is there a possibility that right wing opposition will nulify the "Heter"?Furthermore, in connection with the inner-workings of the interested parties of Jerusalem, could you pass on to me some confidential information? I am particularly interested in the following: what role is being played by Tartakower? Has there been any political interference and, if so, what is its nature and intensity?I realize that these are delicate questions, but I will promise , if you so indicate in your report, I will keep the answers confidential and not disclose them to anyone except our very close circle who will similarly be interested to treat the information as completely secret. With very best wishes,Sincerely yours,Rabbi Norman LammNL:ffCC: Dr. Weiss Mr. M. Feuerstein Rabbi JungLtr sent to Dr. Weiss to copy and return

Dear Assemblyman Volker: As the rabbis of a most important Orthodox Synagogue in Manhattan, we are naturally quite concerned about any legislation which might affect the ability of our congregants, together with Orthodox Jews throughout the city and state, to observe our Sabbath in the manner prescribed by millennia of Jewish law and tradition. As you are well aware, the Blue Laws have a discriminatory effect on observant Jews. We, therefore, are most anxious for provision to be made by the Assembly to enable religious Jews to pursue their livelihood without harassment.It is for this reason that we respectfully urge you to do all within your power to support the Sabbath bills currently being introduced by our Assemblyman, the Honorable Bentley Kassal, and others.We need not emphasize that we speak not only in our behalf but in the name of our entire congregation.Sincerely yours,Rabbi Leo Jung

Dear Manny: The Jewish Center this week sent out requests to the entire membership to write to the Assembly and Senate concerning Shechita legislation, as you will notice in the enclosed sheet. I would like to ask you to do Rabbi Jung and me a favor. A certain Mrs. Wilhelm Schupp, 322 Central Park West, New York 25, N.Y., is a strong proponent of the Conklin Bill. She is, however, an open-minded person (a Jewess married to a liberal Lutheran). She has informed Rabbi Jung that if the merits of the opposition to Conklin can be explained to her, she will be glad to take up the cudgels on our behalf.Both Rabbi Jung and I would be grateful to you if you could contact her and, very briefly, in a personal meeting, explain to her our reasons. If this is impossible, could you mail to her all the relevant material explaining our point of view?My very best to your wife.Sincerely,Rabbi Norman Lammcc: Rabbi Jung

To: Rabbi Jung: I just talked to Rabbi Klavan and he says that if “Mrs. Schupp wishes, she may call Rabbi Klayan and he will be glad to discuss the problem with her and explain our position." NL

Dear Mr. President: This is to confirm my conversation with you last week in reference to the removal of alternate side parking on Saturdays on the west side of Manhattan. I appreciate your indication that you will look into this matter, which is of particular concern to observant Jewish residents. Thanking you in anticipation of your early attention to the above, I remain, Respectfully yours,

Dear Rabbi Jung: Thank you very much for your letter which arrived at The Center during the time that I was on vacation. Please, therefore, excuse the delay in my response to you. The letter was given to Fay and she, in turn, transmitted it to me. I have not sent you the bulletin as I am still securing and compiling additional information. Just as soon as I do finalize the copy, I shall be glad to mail same to you. I trust that you are being apprised of all the happenings here at our Center Family. I do hope you and Mrs. Jung are enjoying good health. Please send my very best regards to Mrs. Jung. Sincerely, Florence Fine, Rabbi Norman Lamm’s Sec’y

Dear Friend: Needless to say, the maintenance of a regular minyan, both morning and evening throughout the year without fail, is one of the most important functions of any synagogue. Certainly, The Jewish Center is proud of its record in conducting services uninterruptedly every day of the year. At this time of the year, however, and at certain other times such as the summer, we do experience occasional difficulty in obtaining the necessary quorum for services. It does not befit the reputation of our synagogue to have to engage outsiders to complete the minyan. The Jewish Center must be able to count on its own people to fulfill their obligations towards G-d, towards "tefillah be'tzibbur" (public worship), and towards the Center itself by attending regular weekday services. We would therefore like to call upon every member of The Jewish Center to volunteer to attend our morning services (Sundays at 8:00 A.M., weekdays at 7:15 A.m.), for two one-week periods in the course of the year. Only in that manner, we feel, will we be able to do justice to our cause. Enclosed please find a postal card upon which please be good enough to indicate the two weeks of the year when you will volunteer for "Jewry Duty." Our office will remind you in advance of these times. Cordially yours, Rabbi Leo Jung Rabbi Norman Lamm