Exchange with R. Lorincz about His Speech on the Israeli "Black Panther" Movement (1971)
Dear friend, I am enclosing a copy of a speech I delivered in the Knesset on May 24th on the subject of "Black Panthers". This topic has aroused intense interest in Israel and has lately been in the forefront of our minds. You will observe that in my remarks I mentioned our Sde Chemed Children's Village – a school in which you are an active partner – as a school which provides at least one answer to the problem which has agitated the country. The 300 children of Sde Chemed prove that youths who could become Black Panthers can be wonderful children from every standpoint. To get the positive results we all seek two conditions are essential: there must be suitable place for the children to receive a good education and what is offered the children must be given to them with love, as it is in Sde Chemed. I hope you find my remarks of interest. I shall, of course, be happy to receive your reaction and any suggestion you may want to offer on this vital subject. With greetings from Zion, I am, sincerely, Rabbi Shlomo Lorincz