Dear Rabbi Lamm, It was a great pleasure meeting you during my recent visit to New York, and I am indeed pleased that my proposal to you to visit us may well materialise. I have no doubt whatever that this visit will prove of benefit to everyone concerned. Within the next two or three weeks we shall be having a smaller conference here specifically devoted to the content of Hebrew and Jewish Education in our day-schools. It has been the contention of some that insufficient time is devoted to Hebrew and Jewish Education and in fact our pupils receive a very superficial knowledge.In order to provide some basis of comparison I would be most grateful to you if you could send me a specimen typical syllabus of a Jewish day-school in New York. I refer of course to a school that has to cover a secular syllabus laid down by the Government Education Department. Our schools cater up to the metric, i.e. the University entrance examination, which means that a child who begins his education in our schools has twelve years with us.I would be interested to know how many hours constitute a complete school day and what portion of this time is devoted to specific Hebrew and Jewish studies.May I take this opportunity of wishing you and your family health and happiness in the coming year.With kindest regards and best wishes,Sincerely yoursH.S. Liebgott

Dear Mr. Liebgott: Now that I have begun to return to my usual routine here in New York, I want to let you know how deeply grateful I am to you for the friendship you have shown me during my stay in Africa, as well as for acting in the role of "shadchan" and thereby being instrumental in effecting my visit. It is obvious to anyone who bothers to acquaint himself with the situation in South Africa that you are indeed a key man in keeping the cause of Torah alive in this wonderful Jewish community. I must express to you my admiration for the fact that you have so vividly and genuinely fulfilled the maxim of our Rabbis, that "where there are no men, you must try to be a man." I know and trust that with your discretion and good sense, you will continue to pursue the causes that unite us with a great deal of zeal and dedication, together with those others who are, as I mentioned to you, the true "neturei Karta" -- the guardians of the walls of Judaism. Meanwhile, I have been in contact with Rabbi Rosenfeld about your request to recommend possible substitutes for Prof. Edar. As soon as I shall have an opportunity, if Rabbi Rosenfeld consents to release his Australian contacts, I shall mail it on to you. If there is anything I can do for you from afar, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Finally, please convey my very best wishes to Mrs. Liebgott and to your daughter, and please give my very best to all our friends in Johannesburg. Cordially yours, Rabbi Norman Lamm