Letter to Rabbi Asher Reichel about the West Side Institutional Synogogue Fire (1965)
Dear Asher: Like everyone else, I was shocked by the terrible news of the destruction of the West Side Institutional Synagogue by fire on Friday night. Words, of course, are far too feeble to express my feelings of sadness at this terrible occasion. If there is anything that I can do for you personally or professionally in order to ameliorate your difficult tasks in this trying hour, please feel free to call upon me for whatever you wish. May the Almighty grant that we be privileged to receive good news from each other and about each other's communities at all times for many years to come.Cordially yours,RABBI NORMAN LAMM