Right of Privacy Act: US Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and Procedure of the Committee on the Judiciary (1967)
States. We are not soliciting business in Connecticut. I think that is the essence of the matter/Mr. Fensterwald. Suppose you were going to do a major investigation, say, in Hartford. Would you have to get some permission then—not just a single inquiry, but, say, a major investigation?/Mr. Gillen. I doubt it, sir.Mr. Fensterwald. That is all the questions I have.Senator Long. Mr. Waters.Mr. Waters. No questions.Senator Long. Thank you, Mr. Gillen.Mr. Gillen. Thank you, Senator, for the opportunity to come here.Senator Long. I thank you for coming down and giving us your testimony.Our next witness this morning is Rabbi Norman Lamm.If you do not mind being sworn, we will swear you.Do you solemnly swear the testimony you are about to give to this committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?Mr. Lamm. Yes, sir.Senator Long. Rabbi, you have a rather extensive statement here. I understand you do desire to summarize it. We would appreciate it if you would. We may have to go into session, but the entire statement will be printed in the record and will be so ordered at this time. We appreciate your statement.TESTIMONY OF RABBI NORMAN LAMM, THE JEWISH CENTER, NEW YORKRabbi Lamm. Then I will summarize it as quickly as I can, skimming through it. Let me begin by saying that I am very pleased—Senator Long. Rabbi, would you give us your background, your name, your address, and where you are located?Rabbi Lamm. Yes. My name is Rabbi Norman Lamm, 27 West 86th Street, New York City. I am an associate rabbi at the Jewish Center and associate professor at Yeshiva University.I am very pleased and honored at the opportunity to be able to sketch in some of the background of the concept of privacy as a right and as a duty in Jewish law. Judaism is not only a religion in the general Western sense, but to a very large extent is based upon the highly developed legal code known as *halakhah*, which in turn is based upon the Bible and upon a long ora…