Dear Rabbi Lamm: I thought you might be interested in knowing that more than seventy Congressmen have joined me in calling upon the Voice of America to broadcast into the Soviet Union in the Yiddish language. We have also introduced legislation (House Resolution 454) to this end. I have been very much concerned about the plight of Soviet Jewry. In discussing ways in which to help Soviet Jews, I found that many groups and individuals, including Leonid Rigerman, believe that the United States government could demonstrate support of Soviet Jewry through the Voice of America. Broadcasting in Yiddish, which is spoken by some two million Soviet Jews, would constitute an act of strong psychological encouragement. I am enclosing copies of the speech which I made on May 26 when I introduced the resolution, as I thought you would be interested and might want to make copies available to members of your congregation. Should you need more copies, please let me know. With warmest regards, Sincerely, William F. Ryan, Member of Congress

Dear Congressman Ryan: I am writing to you in connection with Section (b) of HR-10478, introduced by Congressman Kenneth J. Gray. This bill would in effect mean the end of kosher slaughtering in the United States. Should that dreaded possibility eventuate, it would deprive untold thousands of American families of the Jewish faith of the ability to eat kosher food. We would thus be confronted with the unfortunate choice of radically altering our diets, and becoming vegetarians, or violating sacred principles which our people have maintained for thousands of years. I need not emphasize that this would imply a most serious infringement on our religious liberty as American citizens. The proposed bill, and its implications, have been discussed by me with all members of my congregation, numbering some 800 people, and I have been asked to address this letter to you, on their behalf, and implore you to use your considerable influence to see to it that this bill is not passed. Please do be kind enough to inform me of the results of your efforts. Cordially, Rabbi Norman Lamm