The Investiture of Dr. Norman Lamm as President of Yeshiva University

The Investiture of Dr. Norman Lamm as President of Yeshiva University - Program (1976)

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Dr. Lamm Invested as Third YU President; Pledges Advancement of Torah 'U'Mada (1976)

Over 1800 members of the administration, faculty members, students and friends of Yeshiva University gathered on Danziger Campus on November 7, 1976, to honor Dr. Norman Lamm on the occasion of his investiture as the third President of Yeshiva University. The event was the culmination of a year-long search for a new President of the University to suceed Dr. Samuel Belkin, Z”l. Dr. Israel Miller, Vice President of YU, praised the genius and talent of Dr., Lamm’s two predecessors, Presidents Belkin and Revel, and referred to Dr. Lamm’s appointment as a “new volume” in YU’s history. “He is one of our own,” stated Dr. Miller, citing Dr. Lamm’s own past experiences as both student and teacher at Yeshiva University.Miriam Kopeiman, a 1976 graduate of Stern College and presently a itrst-year student at Cordozo law school, expressed her approval of Dr. Lamm’s appointment, as a representative of the YU student community. She praised Dr. Lamm’s talent for understanding the problems of the contemporary Jewish woman declaring that through his efforts the two worlds of Torah and Madra are combined in unity and synthesis. Speaking on behalf of the student body, Ms. Kopeiman expressed the warmth, respect, and trust which she holds for Dr. Lamm.Also representing his fellow students at YU, Larry Eisenberg, a 1975 graduate of Yeshiva University and presently a second-year medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, expressed his admiration of Dr. Lamm as the personification of the philosophy of Torah and Mada which are the ultimate goals of the University. Mr. Eisenberg elaborated upon the problems which face Dr. Lamm as he enters his new position, and expressed his optimism that Dr. Lamm will sue- cessfully attack the challenges which await him.The New York State Commissioner of Education, Ewald B. Nyquist, delivered a lighthearted but sincere speech praising Dr. Lamm and warning him of the tremendous odds which he will face in his new position. Now, says C…

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Yeshiva University Investiture of Rabbi Doctor Norman Lamm 11/7/1976

Rabbi Lamm is honored by Yeshiva University. Order of speakers: Dean David Mirsky; National Anthem - Cantor Paul Glasser; Invocation - Rabbi Max Schreier VP Student Affairs - Dr. Israel Miller; Miriam Kopelman; Dr. Lawrence Eisenberg; New York State Education Commissioner - Ewald B. Nyquist; US Representative - Herbert Tenzer; Jack D. Weiler; Max J Etra; Max Stern; Rabbi Doctor Norman Lamm; Benediction - Rabbi Maurice Lamm; Hatikvah - Cantor Paul Glasser.

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Convocation for Installment of Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm as YU President (1977)

Rabbi Lamm is formally installed as president of Yeshiva University at the institution’s installation ceremony.

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