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MS-763: Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman Collection, 1930-2004. Series H: United Jewish Appeal, 1945-1995. Subseries 2: Correspondence, 1947-1982.
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F, General. 1947-1982.
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UNITED JEWISH APPEAL on beludfof JOINT DJSTRIBVTION COMMITTEE. UNITED PALESTINE APPEAL
UNITED SERVICE FOR NEW AMERJCANS
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedr!Bn Temple Flnanuel 1595 Pearl st. Denver. Oolo.
Dee.r Rabbi Friedman;
165 West 46th Street, I'\. Y. 19, N. Y. PLiza 7 · lf:OO
CableAddms, UJUPEAL, NewYork
March 26, 1948
The attached wire from Dr. Jonah B. Wise, National Chairman of the Uni ted Jewish Appeal , sent to al.1 communities in behalf of our officers, represents our basic thinking at this moment.
In amplification of it, there are several points to be remembered. Nothing in the general situation ha.a occurred to lessen the need to raise the minimum $250 1 000,000 campaign goal. OUr primary job is still to raise that money. Any compelling facts that we bring to bear to accomplish this end are legitimate.
Whatever our personal feelings may be about the latest United States position, the fact is tha.t the United Nations decision concerning the partition of Palestine still ie the only legal reality today. Unless there is some major change of policy accepted by the General Assembly, the moral grounds on which our campaign rests are in no way affected.
Since the United Nations decision was taken, the course of events in Palestine bas forced the active defense of life and property by the 700,000 Jews there. The withdrawal of all British troops from the Arab sections; the permission that their inaction has tacitly given to the continuous infiltration of armed Arab f orces from neighboring states, and their virtual non-intervention when the Arabs have attacked the Jews ha.a created a situation where the Jews muet fight to aa.fegua.rd their own l ives as well as fight for the right of :f'ree immigration for those European Jews who want to come to Palestine.
The mandatory power has already permitted the disruption of necessary communal services. Today there are no secure postal, telegraphic, or telephonic oomnunications in Palestine, and tood transportation i e becoming more and
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more difficult. When the Mandate ends on May 15th, there will be an unthinkable vacuum if no authority is prepared to take over government responsibilities. Knowing this, the Jewish Agency i s preparing i tself for that role. The Palestine Treasury has been taken over by the British, so there la no money with which to carry on even the most elementary functions.
Funds are essential and fund- raising is our job.
KSF:EK (Enc. )
Cordially,
~d~ Mrs. Katharine s. Falk
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UNITED J EWISH APPEAL on. behalf of JOINT DISTRJBUTJON COMltllTTEE, UNITED PALESTINE A PPEAL
UNITED SERVICE FOR NEW AMERJCANS
Rabbi Herber t Friedman Temple Emanuel 1 595 Pearl St. Denver, Colo.
Dear Rabbi Friedman:
165 West 46th Street, N. Y. 19, N. Y. PLa.ia 7-1500
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June 1 , 1948
I know t hat there can be no formal "thank you" between us for t he work we do in behalf of the United Jewish Appeal. We are in it together and, under the pressure of the unique a.nd stirring situation with which we Jews are faced today, each of us does what he ca.n out of his own sense of duty and conviction.
Nevertheless, einoe you have spoken outside of your own colllllUllity under the aegis of the National U. J . A. Speakers Comn1ttee, I want you to know how fully aware we are of the contribution your effor t s have ma.de to the encouraging initial phases of the spring campaigns, nationally speaking.
You have a right to a sense of real satisfaction in this generally good beginning. The funds which have come in a.re at lea.at in part the result of your enthusiasm and energy, and a.re a measure of the value of t he example of sincerity and dedication which you have set .
I need not re- emphasize to you the imperative need for the iDIDediate cash payment of pledges and I know that you will urge this continually at every opportunity.
With :full confidence in the continuing success of our Joint cause and with the knowledge that our efforts will s t rengthen the new State of Israel, a.a well as continue to support the less fortunat e Jews of Europe, I am
Cordially yours,
!<d~ ~ KSF:JZ Mrs. Katharine s. Falk
National Chairman, Speakers Comnittee
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Mr. Allan .Farber 160 Fremont Street Worce1ter 3, Mass.
Dear Al.la.n:
1March1967
I was delighted to haveyour note and am very ha.ppy that all the arrangmnenta have worked out for the 8 April m.eetiq honoriilg Joe Talamo. When YO!ol weJ'e b'ying to reach me by phone. I was running around from city to city like a chicken without a head.
I finally am back at my; de.ak thi• mornmg (came ill at 2 A. M. frOl'.Il Scranton) and have a couple of hCNr• to catch up before going out to the airport t:hi• afternoon to receive Ben Oution.
It is good to hear that there are increase• thi• year, which will be allocated for overseas needs. We certainly need to ,raise m.ore money. The unempl9YJnent situation in Israel ia actually getting desperate.
I think the idea of a man and Wife dinner la good. Experience shows that the women do not inhibit the men from giYJng, and, as a matter of fact, the wives themselves often wind up giwiug more in the women's division campaign. I don't know at this point whether Francince can come - but I certabtly hoM she will. I will extend yOUJ." invitation to her.
Try to come iu to the Ben Gurion dinner on the 14th. Thanks again for writing.
Herb
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RE ESTATE NOAH FREEMAN ADVISE FASTOVS THAT OUR ATTOURNEYS
AND CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING UP
LEGAL SNAFUS IM PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE
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Mr. Theodore D. Feclu Malben - JDC P.O.B. 2 83 T l A:viv. larael
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Our trlp home ~ ~and I am mow bu.9y N.ck at tDe de~ therefore aiuaina••-
rioualy •PO•klaa. l wou.14 appreciate fOG' laaw'Jln1 the followi.llg U.r.
l rec Ye n call from Ral:»bi lc1aey eper, Executln Director of th• Cetatral CoDferuce Of Ame%'icaa RaliM• (:a.t'orm). He bad rece1Ye4 a letter from bbl CMnan Brlclato. .,. la J nulem at the Hebrew Union COlleJ• &Ucllqs. 8richto wrote IA rep.rd to the ca•• 0£ a 92 year old w m&Dil •· rbacl:l. Sla. i• ala• f1r1t wife of a famou• profeaaor at the Hehr ... Union. COlleae. J'aco1t Lauter•ch. He t• dead now. They were divorced maay. many ,..ar• .. o. The f••Una of re•poui'bWty £or the womao la therefore ••atlme•I, Do6 oral or le1al.
~ e baa a •cm uvi. 1a larael wlth her euu IP 0 per moatb brmo.
He ba• beu auppordlac ht1 moltaer up to ..., but i• runnhag lDtO 41fficulty.
l o not know whetber She ta eligible for adml••lon to one of the M&l'ben biatlmt1ona -- probably not, becauH fte la aot a uw immlp-am. Oil the otb.er halMS. 1 am ture tbat real ca1e work 1b&C.ty bl bean made f the family • tuatlcm. Tbere!ore, what I am aaJdD& yw to do, T~ i• iv. B.a:bb1 Brichto of Jeruaalem ~ audiuce when be c&ll• you for &11
appolDtment. UateD to hi• whole •tory and theu •e• if you C&D arr&Jll• for aome aoclal work mveatiptlOD to 1- !Nde .o that YO\& can nc.••& whether ben kan ha.Ddle hel' uae. r lf aomethiDc el1e cOldd be ae.
KDcnr1Di you will take care • with your umal .,,.•tDe•• aDd efl1ciucy, lam,
Sincerely youra,
Herbert A. Friedman
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Tbe B.-able Michael A. Felg)Wa. Claa1rmau St.lbeommtttee Gil lmmian.tloa and .NattoaaUw (;ommlUee OD the J'udlcluy Houe of epzeMDtatl••• Wa~ D.C.
Dear Mr. Felpam
%hu1t yoq for roar i.tt.r., Mq Z8 wltla & ..... copies of two recent addre•H• • the .,.itject ~ ~ 1-pelattcm. I haYe na4 theae apeeclau with liiterellt aml a predate you tla.....,...'"•• ta Mndtq them ttt me. I am wrr not te -. .. re •••a•• bat •pea.1dnc enaa1•me '• la ..ri- ..... ef 6e C8'lllUJ' baW "-Pl me away from my de* w tile put tea 4aJ••
I .note that you bW ai.o i-911188 to eltmlm .. '6e _..._, .npu qtlOla .,..tem w ch l .bne lor ao i-. r.J& wa• aa aptn.tUlc prlDclple G111FOl1by of ov oc~.
Shu:e yo.i have aaked for my reaclioll to yopr PftP••'•• 1 nau..t eay that the bill p.l'.opo..0 by the An'"' __ tl_ la do...- to mtr perecmal pOlDt of view. 1 prefer tlMt At!mtidmatiaD mu. NcauM oL it• peate.r Daiblllty and eapeclall_y becan•e ~ lta mucll :WO.du defJmtlon of ellglblllty of refaaH• for admi••lma to tbe Ualted states.
l am aware of: the t.eatlmoay ~sentecl 1'J Mr. Murn:y BuifalD. ancl Mr. J'amea Rice of. tlw Umted mu Sernce wha _,. a peared before ~ Committee aDd which waa resubmitted dllriDa the 2'.Cent hearing•. l ll!Ut ...,. t1aat J 11Jad my..U ln com hie aaz'•emant wltb the poaitlOD thq took.
With many tllan1r• for the comteay you.have 8haw'A Lil soUcWng my opbaloa. l am.
Sf.m:uely yaun,
HAF:gb Herbert A. F:rle&nan
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I th~ 1tJQ woW.d c301 barlng OM ot the t1ret bottle• ot Coca-Col& to ~oao ott t.ho 11.De 1D tbs sol"ld' 1 neceot Coea·Col.& bottli.DI pl.&.nt located no.r 'l'll Arll' in I:~el. o:id I u ~ to haft one abipped to 7ou imdU aepm-ate conr.
I ut l'ttN 10Q. would be intmsted in tDcniSJlr tbat bu1de the tact that the oontenta of th• botUe wan ai.de 1D I•n.el, the l>ot.tl• itult and th• C&PI are lllcerlH miw.tactured here. I think tbe adaptation ot the Hebrn word• tor Coca-Cola to •1.mulate ae lmCh u ponible ~ Coca-Cola ac1'1pt 18 a em&ll tr1Ullpb ot 1Jlpn\dt1.
You no doubt trill abaft rq teeUnr tbat t.b1.a hottl• repre· eat.I a fl"'Nlt deal r.ore than jut. e.not.bor tiOttl• ot ~ worl.d'• 901t toou• 1ott drlnk. In rs~. tJ;"U bottle 1' • •1JDbol -· it ii a .,mbol ot clecocraq •• it 1• a •)'J'b>l ot baa1ne11 conducted at tb• h1ah•lt ltTel ot ccrporate pr1.no1ple. It 11 1D tact. a aalute to Thi Coea·Cola ~ an4 its o.ttioW.. who etood up to bl counted.
I too ban one ot thtff tint ran bott.lu in ., ottice. It trill aln71 earn u a conatant reminder ot tbe ~1.nell 1ntegr1t7 · ot a fin• Al:lerlcan~ and tb• men who d•terain• 1ta pollq.
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December 1, 1982
Rabbi Herbert Friedman, President American Friends of Tel Aviv University 342 Madison A venue Room 1426 New Yor~ New York
Dear Rabbi Friedman:
l As predicted by those of us who heard you speak in Louisville this past
September, you eloquently "said what had to be said" at our $100,000 Dinner last evening. I pray that one day you will return to our community to address a dinner when the $100,000 is the fine print on the inside of the invitation.
Equally important were your suggestions during the conversation with Mitchell Charney, Joe Hertzman and myself in the hotel restaurant after the Dirmer. This discussion served to crystalize the needs of our younger mens division. The program you outlined will serve as a springboard in the development of a plan to help "raise" the next generation of community leadership. An internship program on the boards of the local agencies is an innovative approach to involve young people and inject fresh ideas into the community. In addition, programming to develop fund raising skills and to educate as to the state of affairs of our people both in Israel and the irest of the world will give us the tools to act and react from strength in the years to come.
I will keep you informed about the progress of our younger mens division. Mol'eover, we intend to involve you in our Rumania/ Austria Mission.
Good luck with your new endeavors on behalf of Tel Aviv University.
Le'hitraot,
tlLA ~WJC, Alan B. Feldbaum
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10 April 1968
Mr. Sumner Feldberg 1 Mercer Road Nati.Ck, Mas a .
Dear Sumner:
It wae really a leaaure bei~ with you last night and I enjoyed the meeting immensely.
I have checked my calendaJ" Ulla morning and find that on 7 May 1 shall be in Israel, but J'une look a just fine . I shall mark it tentatively in my hook wattin to hear from you. Please do not pres• the matter. If the £ellowa feel that enough of Friedman is enough, let it go. U , on the other hand, you think another session would be worthwhile, I am certainly willing.
With best regards, I am,
Sincerely,
HAF:gb Herbert A . Friedman
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Thl• l• Juft a bn..f aote te aak U.tber you plt.Qe or this Falb bave become &.finite eno11p •o tlaat you kDOW Wlutther you can Joln u ea the oves-aeae Sb&dy Mi•idoa. I certa1D11 hope that you wlll be able to make a..
The trip ha• been ~a£ully pre~red by • committee or knowledgeable lay lead.9r• who have tlaem.elvee beeii to larael mahy times before. and who kaow what tbi.Da• to avoid ud what to include In preparmg an !dner;ary.
lt w:lll Q&lly be• peat expe"l'ience. ID the company of a wonderful ,aroup of people. 'W• ~bl la a.om. OD 13 Octobttr a.ud fim•h iD Tel Aviv With the Prima Mialater'• dinner on th• night of tile 28th. l am leavi.Dg for larael myaelf 1n a couple ol week• to make the arranaem-.nt• for the OctOber trip.
I would apprec:'late heulrag £rom you a• to whether you are makhJI plane to join u•.
Sincerely youra.
HAF:gb Herbert A. Friedman
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lJear Jake:
1'£- October 1970
I am vriti:l,9 this letter, rather tl'icm ca1li4l'J rem. in person, because I ould prefer no~ ~o tire you out vit.h -on ~ive telephone convers~ticn. 1 k~ you ~ill. read thi• letter ~tly and carefu1ly, and I know that if it ts h'UllaD~ ooasible you will respond to this request .
In order to rai• the a.>uft o• 90za.ey whicil la•aal requires next year, a Sl million stan1iara oust be set ~r~~1out tile tinited States. I do not ilave to describe the need'- to ~u. Y<>a -w~re Cl.t tho recent Executiv~ Cor i ttee se aion of Ce JA --an h"1~ the whole story from Sime.,. ~initz, in additiOJ\ to having "!tear<... Lt ia .1:tirael very recently . Here is the f i9st chance in 22 y a~• tp de something serious about protecting Israel's survival., and tilerefore, we simply Bust aeek a huge amount of l'lOney.
4nere are already several $1 iaj.llion gifts from various parts of the country. 1uis cPid,ng- ..tonaa} )6 October, tharE! will be a lunch in rs. Golda eir's suite at tbe 11aldorf towers for a small handful of
men w'10 are able to :make seTen f!qut;e qifts . If it is at all humanly possil: le for ou to be includee& ,i.n that category. •1ou should be tuee. That sa'il" night there will b!! another million-aollar meeting at the home of Larry Tisch, )USt for New Yorkers. and the next day there will be still another similar-level meeting at the home of Max Firestein in Los Anq61es.
~ear Jaka, you have always been on of the strongest supporters of Israel in the United States. I have no i-0.ca if ~ou are financially able cit this point to consider such a qift. I have no desire whatsoever to bring any pressure upon •ou. You are the gentlest of men and the kindest. The purpose of my letter is simply to bring to your attention the fact that qifta of this size are required, if the campaign for $500 million is to be successful, and to ask you whether it is possible for you to be among the contributors of that size.
"" . ;:.r. Jacob Feldman -2- 19 October 1970
If I have aimed too high, I am sure you will understand and forgive me. I know that the tir.le is short, but I also know you have a \'lay of making up your mind quickly, so that if it is possible you will let me }.no\' before next onday. If it is not possible, I will certainly respect your decision ana I know you ~ill do the very best you can.
Very s.'...ncerely yours,
erbert A. Friea an
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Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman United Jewish Appeal
P. o eox10• 0 D.u..LAB l , IEXAJ:t
October 22, 1970
1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019
Dear Herb:
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I have done a lot of soul searching, and your letter of October 19 certainly is in order.
The simple truth is that I cannot make a corrmitrnent for a million dollars because I am not in that position. I just don't have the assets . I have been doing a lot of thinking for a long time about my gift and I wi ll make the gift as soon as possible .
I can truthfully say that if I had the assets, you would not have had to write me the letter; I would have made the pledge at the Executive ColTITiittee Meeti ng without any hesi tation. I do not intend to die a rich man . I hope to give most of it away in my lifetime, outside of providing Sara with enough to take care of her needs. You know my deepest interest is in Israel, and my resources are available to Israel.
However, there is no point in making a co1T1Tiitment that I cannot meet.
7~ Jacob Feldman
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o ty pnn. to this event. M cODclUlora of the ta HoUie vlalt. at tbe end ol them~. ~had accepC41d our lnvitatlOD so come the hotel aa4 fh)8ak to the srov. at lwach.
y pUl'poM in 'Writing ia to uk you to cont rm tbete .UftN&meJ1U th realdeiil lobnacm.
I dW:ik I am..fully awuae of the. proaaure• bwolved tn dle pre•at cbaD1•over. :Belleve me, 'When I 1ay tbat I make thl• requ.e•t ia ._ name of all f>f' us lD the VJ'A only 'becaw I am conVlDCed that accePta*• of th1tl lmd tlon .W be to the beM!lt of the P~e•llem aa well u to th.8 cau.ae. 1t wlll atve ll1m u ~ .to mMt la.el to l&C• with a Y•'Y bnponut
l'OUp of ~who will coml• &om all~ 1lae natlon.
oo4 ad~ owa ~- wU1 dictate to you Ule r~r time and ctr~·· UD4er wldch to broach Ulla t:ter. l would Cmly
tbat ha.ve bUt ten mhofl eU., intern ~ a lOPg ollaay •eaeon. e "1:Nl4ue aa JllDCh time u poaliltle lD der to work for tbe
rt be t ~dance.
PP'/ to come to uJdnaWn ~ c ftnlen e, metti yoo in diseuae. • .,,. ~ wlauever Vo.J wilh.
With land ngar4*, I~
HAF:,gb
.Mr. Myer Feldman White Houae Waahlngton. D. C.
Dear Mike:
~ March 1964
lam writibc on behalf of the Jewish commw11t; of Philadelphia to invite you to •peak at the cloalq Cllmler on Wecluaday, May 20 in the ballroom Df the W.arwlck Hotel.
Honorable Abba EbaD &ddreaHd the opea"'I dlmaer aome weeks ago, and the comznan1~ :gnanimou•ly ct.air•• JOU for the cloalng dinner. Thi• will not be a fwid raiain.g dinner. There will be approxlm•tely zsa pe1'80D8 preaent. 7'he meetiJal ••r.e• •• a target for concluding the campai1n and diere are fblal aDAOWlcement• made.
The chairman of the CaDlpaip thl• yeu ia Leonard Goldfine who went to !law •chool 'With you. Anbther chap whom you might remember i• Sylvan COhen. He la servJ,Da in a very important post in the campaign. The leader• feel tb&t you will •94 lot• of old frleacli there, and that it can be a pleasant evening for you.
Let me quote juat one paragrajh from LeDAy Goldfine' a letter:
rhe community reaarti the clo•ln& aUair aa one of great tradition and we gener&lly haY• an overflow audien~.. It ii important that our apuker be of major c&llbre and we think that Mr. Feldman 'WOWd be a .moat happy choice. '
If at all po•aible, I Would urge that you accept this. Mike. It ls not •o W from Waahington. and it i• entirely poaelble that you could aet hack the aame night. In other word.a, we could have you driven from Waahlngton to Philadelphia in the late afternoon. have the cu wait foll you. and drive you home again at the concluion of the meeting.
-2- 23 March 1964
l am also certain that the frequeat train CODMctloau between the two cltiea WOGld permit you to return the .ame ~·
J know yOG are l•YlA& :for larael 1n a few day• but if it WCNJ.d be at all po••ible for you to pve me an &Jl8Wer before yo.a luve, that would Jive the commun.lty maximum. time in which to .,_bUcl- the event.
U you have aay qu.e•tiODa ple&ae do not heaitate to call me at the oHlce. 1 han been away for the l&•t couple of day•, paTinl attention to the birth of 1'I new •cm. 1Ni now I am ack at my d9ak.
A.a enr,
HAF:gb Herhn A. l"riechn•n
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Hr. illiam eldatein Junior House, Inc. rlilw~ukee, sc. 53204
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15 Ibn Gabirol Jerusa1em 02/66921
24 December 1971
I have just received your letter of 9 December and hasten to thank you for the be utiful warm words. I shall keep the letter in my scrap book, ich ~s just a~ unusual for me to do, as it ·as for you to wr.ite it.
I didn't real1y have a c ance to congratulate you on your ne1 assignment with th izmann Institute. It is a very big respons~bility and I know you will discharge it well. It puts you in the forefront of American Je1Qsh leadership.
You say you are going to be in Israel at the end of January. I expect to be here and would love to see you. I shall be in th~ Steteq for about ten days in mid January and plan to return here on or ~bout the 25th. Sot please call hen you arrive and e can easily get together. The phone numbers a.re listed above •
. gain rry thanks for your wonderfUl letter.
Sincerely,
HAF:SS Herbert A. Friedman
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Rabbi Herb Friedman 15 Ibn Gavirol Jerusalem, Israel
Dear Herb:
GERALD S FERMAN PHO
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The leadership here has decided that the Bucksbaum's should not be solicited in Israel .
I would like to thank you anyway for your assistance and help during our Mission and willingness to involve yourself with the Bucksbaums.
With kindest regards.
Yours truly,
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Dear Gercy:
I received your note about the Bucksbaum's, sorry to hear that the plans ha~e been changed. I hope the campaign goes well.
Pl.ease tell Rarey Pomeranta :r am looking forward to receiving a note from him telling me what his final commitment will be.
All the best.,
.As ever,
Herbert A. Friedman
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Mr. lrirla S. Fietel UMm v.,.tUJ.e ou eo. 15306 s eu:m.mta-~~ C&llfonia
DearlrWlm
~ yoo wry nmcll f. Vftllli"I lhat brM.kfa9t M••io tu other mort\blg £-.a tlto'l-P it wu MP to 1• ~ff Ariy. It wu refresl:l.1ag to - haw muy of your PJl yCN U.d :round8d u.p. l thiD.k tbe guy1 were lm ro••• &D4 I llo a a out at Palm S~ln ••
I told ~an.ct. th• ci. YGG maae al>ou$1¥lf be~ a 1reat plannel', u well u ~ reply that I was about to~ an un lanned dividaml. !rhe real eati.OQ i• how oft6Z& 61• Will ha n the future. She aenda you hett bailt.
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April 14, 1964
Perhaps you have heard by this time that Rabbi Irving Hausman of Sacramento has been named as my successor here at Emanu-El. I will conclude my service here on June 30.
I am now engaged in considering a number of possibilities and opportunities. Needless to say, I want to be thorough in my search -- wise and careful in my final choice. If you know of anything at this time that you think would be of interest to me, I would be grateful to hear from you. I want to consider all possibilities before making a final decision sometime between now and June 30. I will appreciate hearing from you.
Liz joins in sending best regards from house to house.
Rabbi Herbert Friedman United Jewish Appeal 165 West 46th Street New York 36, New York
Mr. Herbert Freedman, United Jewish Appeal, New York May 3, 1962
certainly be worthwhile stopping to visit with him, as I know that he will be very happy to see you.
Sincerely yours,
ATLAS TRAVEL SERVICE
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Rabbi Herbert Friedman, Executive Director, United Jewish Appeal, 165 W. 46th Street, New York 36, N.Y.
Dear Herbert,
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After we sold Miller's Supennarkets, I went into a new enterprise Travel-industry. At that time Nat Rosenberg wrote you with the express purpose of informing you that we would bevery much interested in any charter or group business which we can service for the United Jewish Appeal. Your former Assistant, Milt Goldstein, informed Nat that the business of charters and transportation to Israel, through your office was so minute that we at Atlas would not be interested in it.
Being an ardent worker of the United Jewish Appeal, I have been swamped at my office regarding the Young Executive Group to Israel. Only yesterday I received a notice out of our local Allied Jewish Office, informing me about the Youth trip to Israel.
Your correspondence, over your signature, has indicated that you are going to have many missions to Israel, and after all, how can the youth of our Country get interested in fund raising if they do not know what they are fund raising for. Therefore, I feel that the Atlas travel Service can give you execellent service arranging this trip at the cost which you have indicated. We feel that we would like to have an opportunity to get some of this business from New York, United Jewish Appeal Office.
I know that you will be interested to know that Dad is feeling better, and if you contemplate going to the West Coast, it will
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May 31, 1961
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Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman 165 West 46 Street New York, New York
Dear Rabbi:
Since you are now a stockholder, I feel it is timely for me to burden you with some of the problems that go with this privilege.
Unquestionably you Kriow Mr. Fink of Minneapolis. This man runs a rather substantial operation, and purchases substantial quantities of merchandise of a type that we manufacture. He has indicated to our salesman in the territory that he buys pretty much from people that he knows.
In view of his involvement in the work of the U.J. A., it occurred to me that you see him frequently enough that possibly you could mention to him something about me that might be effective in trying to convert him to our merchandise. In any event, don't go to any great trouble, but if there is something that can be conveniently done, I would appreciate it.
With kindest personal regards.
sizwerely yours,
tVJ , fttm L~~~ A. Rosenthal
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Dearltr.~1
Thia la to ~ JOU!' let.\4r of 1fq 31lt. lldd....s to Rabbi. ~. labb1 rledmn la at. ~t. aat ot the camf.17. Be 11 80badllled t.o ntuna t.OMU"d the end ot tbl• .. th. at 11h1.ob tiae ~letter wU1 be pl.o.t be.tore Ida.
leeret.aZ7 t.o Herbert A. Frildllan
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Mr. l. D. Fink 1501 Nicollet Av•we MlnaMpoli• 3_. Mum.
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Your letter &o Sb.nm.U l'e Gae Gro•nnaa hoy ... JU•t pe~fect.
I have writte,ii 10 Sbm.uelt a• pe,r the attached copy.
All the be•t.
HAF:1b Herbert A. Friedman
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Mr. Elleser Shmu.eli Mini•try of Education 1eru9&1eni. Israel
11 Auguat l 6S
You have J'ec:elved a letter from one .of our mo.t important Natl011&l Chairmen the tJJA, • I. D. Flak of MlnneaJ>Oli•• regarding Rlcha'rd B. Gro•am•n of Mlwapolla, wbo woulcl Ure to become a teacher m Iara 1.
I r1e JCM& moat eanaeatiy to take • peraonal bat real in 1hi• matter and not l t lt be handled in .ome bureaucratic fashion, bec:auae we have very r.:tuch to pin lf YOll can work thia out.
Fir at of all. we will win r. Groa:aman i r Iarael. !or there ia no wa.y for him to become better iavolved in the life o! the country tha!l to teaCh it• you.th. Seccmd, you wW win a oew teacher of £Dsl~ which you need very de~rately. Taird, we will w1A the aympathy U4 .frienSabip of hi• family, and that can be important ior many reaaou. includlnlJ financial. FoU&h. we win tbe continued 1upport and loyalty of Mr. Fink which :5.a very crudal to ue.
For all theae rea•ona. I ra• you :to do everythinc possible to receive the YQWll mau with .-yDJ?'tby &D4 Wlderat&Dding aad .ieer him 1n the right direction.
Knowing that you will handle th1a with your uawil Uil1 and charm. I am.
Smcerely youra,
~:gb Herbert A. Friecbna.Q
Mr. Max Fireateln Max Factor lie company 1655 N. cCa4c1en Ple.c:e Hollywood ia, Callfornla
24 December 1963
lust a ha•tf _.. <ill th•12k• f• ~ eapport you .. .,. u and the rOle f9U ~yed ID tl:ae aa1otl•t:laa ~.
I W11k you hall'f slaocke• ~ fe11cnr ...,.._."' ~ t:o their attu.tlon u *'*--11 aa ycMa 414, 6e matter Of ner-mCNBtina expenae•. You really o~d their eye•. aiid I •uaa•n daat you keep ~ cm iht• point, Hc&ue 6e other• are aow begiaaln1 to lbe awue of the fact that you bve taken a lluia•••m•11 • anr.,.U. Wllilo they have had the ilendency :ptrkpa to M W11a&ppy bat aot to & ~ vlaol'ous to rever•• tho b'end.
Ke'p up the 1004 fi&ht. tet•• Pallt' try to IND ibe &pedal Fun4 up to $i m.llllOA or more. l l"ftlly thiAk lt la po•alble. l 1t.ad a loq converaatlOD with Ted Cumming• u a .reRlt of :whleh he aabd. me to remrn to Lof A»gelea lor a meetlftg Uhit home oathit evemq of lamary io. CcmtldalaU.Uy. I Ukac1 Jahn to make a $50, 000 cO:Dtiillat!OD to tile pedal Fud. W While I WOtald 'be 91ll"pri•ed U ha went that hip. I thlak we will uzadoaMedly set aomethlng frOm hbn 'Wlda _.. • .Dot £oribf:oml111 ba tbe put. Be alao Aid tbat he iwae IOiD& to tl'y IO -bivolve Al Han aAd .Lew W.eaermu at fAU ••tillg m Jda home. 1 really bad a 1oocl f•till.Da that he wu fincere ao I acc.aptad the llw.ltatlon. and am comt.c back for j'18t om mpt.
lth all good wteea, J am,
M ever,
Mrs. Max Fisher 27751 F.airwva Hilla Ddve B1ra1nghaa, Michigan
Daar Marjoriet
}{ere is a letter I have back trc. Mr. MOshe lol, who is the head ot the Youth Aliyah. I wrote ~ bbl reprding Mary and I am attaching a oopy ot his rep17.
From the looka or thinga I think ve simp~ .muat wait t"<> hear ll!Oll him again and see what be acme• up with.
All the very best to you and Max. When are rou cOllin& to Rev York? I am going to Israel: tor a few da;ys a.t th• end or April. lf' there 1a an,yth1ng you aight want ae to do while I aa over there please do not hesitate to ask.
H.Al'd'b eno.
Herbert A. Friedman
Mr. MUM. EUher 2210 Fi•lMI' Bull~ Detroit. Mlcldpn '48202
Dear Max:
30 Aprll 1965
I called y• ta Dewott tlda ......-. aD4.....,. MW J'Oll ..,.• ln Loul.nille. I called Lilllllmll' Pd could :Dtlt nUh JOL
1 ••• Ei....in.th ,.nerda7 ud he ..W tllat Jae ...ia 1ae llad to meet u• for breakfa•t at .. &e1MCJ OD Fsida7 ........ May 21- tea•tber with Ide lay lncler•, to dlHa•• tu •ma 'a.tOftQ 1*"16 Afp1al. '' That 1• the oaly tbiMa hi• &J"OQpAll•v• itllecaue..,,Jla.ea Beu4_..tlmc besJnn•n1 at 10:00 a.m. wbkh will last all day. 18 Ud• time OK with you? 'Plea•• let me know •o I can confirm a.. a~t with them.
We bad preti, Sood lv.ck ia Boatoa yeater•y Gil die ecmcatlon luna. We .... fCNr people. OM ..W: "mayWa" _. Mid "ao; ' aiUl two •'f 4 yea." Be'rnie Gro••mu eaid t•no" becau•• he ••uld not malDt•iD. AD annual level of $50, 000 it he were to take .ioA aa Sb'& am.emd for 1he edllcatlaa fiuMl. I told hl:m tbat wa• "rfectly OX ibecauM the •11D111 l campaip bu .._ priorby. Sietuy Rabb Aid ~· .and he waata to give aorne thoqht to hoW much. Dave K&M Dld ''ye•0 tor ~ ... i.twea $100-200, 000, bllt doe• not want to m•k• a commitment QldiI am yeu.
Max Rabb called a:nd wanta very smich to be halpful. He thiDk• be can be•t be helpful by a~ along with you to M• ElHDhower. He met Dan KeD4al in WaahlDgiou a 1 .. day• aao ht dtd not aay &ilytb1Da to him. Kendal told Babb that he waa probaDly aobai to ••e EiaeahoiNr wU:Ja you. My own .feel• ha la the matter la ihat ycN iibaald lswite Rabb to 10 -1obl with you. It cannot hurt and caa ODJ.y help. I thlDk ,_. •hould call Rabb on th• telephone and dlacu• .lt with hlm.
1 wll1 call you on Moad&y Mlore I l•n to 10 OYaraeaa.
All lh• beM.
Herbez:f A. Friedman
!'elmlU7 11, 1986
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Berbert A. l'l'iedlla
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4. Jlr. Vi1lit9q baa .i.o ~t ua • ftl'bal .... • fl'Oll Ill'. PIDO&la that tile JftiaJa ~ DO 10BcW Wla• 'to lDClu:de 1D 1 t8 blldget o.co,ooo for bind oua tor UIA nnton. Aocont1nc to 11r. V.1n1taQ', 11r. Pincu• :lnalsta 'that Mn-teen vl•i ton d pay :tor their own cara. ActuaJ.17, oor Y1•iton do pay for pr1etteally all th• CUii tllat th.y UM ln I•rael. I~ • nattor •t•79 for MWD er eialat a,., Md .. Sift hi• ... "tO tllJ'M up Ml"Ylce, •• pa,.a for ~· bal_. ll~f. ll:r. P:tnt:U, a,ppanatly, .,_not UDllel'n•d tlaat tt t• --ntial to. u to be :lD a PN!'tton to offer a car to aa A9uio• 'WP OGGtriblatoJ' ~or • daJ' IOI' two. It u Olll.7 ln th18 way that•• an able to cet tile Yi.attar 11.n'!Olftlel lllUI Pt ll1• illt_...ted ta -.etng UA 9UPPOrt• J>J'Oll'W. fte offer ot • car i• nall1 • dftioe to pt the w:tattor to sift• UM. we do lDOt ~-can tor Yl.a1:ton I.or 811bt-..taa. 'Ille $40,000 mctuW1 oo.en ~ ))l'OCJ'• ~tll n1Uon to •l• tMN tuta11attou. tutitatlou imd Pl'OCI'- ta whteb UA iu.u an lawlftld.
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HERBERT A. FRIEDMAN
To: The Entire UJA Staff
Attached is a letter from Mr. Fisher to me, which is intended for each individual member of our staff
To his thaiiks, may I add my own. It was a marvelous performance and a great team effort.
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MAX M. F ISH ER 2210 ,.ISHltR BUILOIP<O
DETROIT 2!, MICHi OAP<
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25 Augu•t 1967
Mr. Max M. Fi•her 2210 Fl•her Bldg. Detroit, Michigan 48202
Dear Max:
I have read *he pro•pectu• propoaei! l>y Dr. Barahal of Wayne State Univeralty .reaar~ the voluate•r• in I•rael. ID my opinion, thi• could be a very lmportaat pJece of work. It• pu:rpo•• i• to try to aecertaln the motive• which cau•ed the•• yo-a people to go to Ierael at this time, and to probe thelr •Y•tem....of value• and ideal• which cau•e4 them to make euch a aoclal commitment. U he can find answer to the 1e queatlona,. it wOUld be very atanificantt becauae 1t could apply to th attitude of young \people ln genera.I toward• •eeking out aocW goale ln their live a. In other worda, it WOWd llO far beyond the idea of Iara.el aad could give ua aom• clue as to the belief• of young people in gei:M11'al. ID that •enae, it would hav.e a very broad value.
I certainly hope that the project will be succe• •ful. ID hi• letter to you he stated that one of hl• aasletant• 'W&I already ln I•rael, and begbmlq to interview vol\lllteera. I ho~ be ls receivli;lg all the coopration he need•. A good per•on for him to be iD touch with would be Dr. 11rael Katz of the Paul Baetwald School of Social W.ork at the Hebrew Univeralty. Another valuable contact would be the Gutman ln1titute of Applied Social Reaearch.
The aecond .matter about which I •poke With you on the telephone wa• the matter of Zvi Kollta, the producer who put on •'The Deputy." and various other pla:"•· He i• now produciJll a mu•lcal called "King Solomon and the Cobbler. 11 It b due to open ln March. He ha.1 1igned .Joie F•rrer for the lead. Hi• atage manager, Al Ciolden, approached the Nederlandera for u•e of the Palace Theater. They preaently have booked the Palace for the October opeDing of a mu1ical called "Henry Sweet Henry. 11
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Mr. Max M. Fisher -2- Z5 Augu•t 196 7
U that play ia not aucceaaful and doe1 not remain until March, Kolits a•ked whether he coUld have fir•t pref'erence for the theater. Apparently, other producer• have asked if the theater can be avail&ble for their prOdnctlou.
All I Can 1ay, MU, 1• that Kolits baa been very helpful to ua, and i• one of o.ir really fir1t-rate epeakere. He i• an Iera.eli and has a tremeDdoue ability to •peak a.nd IW&y audience•, eo we have uaed him extenalvely. He did .no~ want to bother you directly with thia requeat, and aaked me if l woW.d do •o. t know you will do wJaatever ie po1elble.
Ae ever,
HAF:gb Herbert A. .Frlednlan
/J1ewkl At. qu1ie4 7eaiimonial :!JUmeJi --------WALDORF-ASTORIA HOTEL
FEBRUARY 18th, 1962 s(JM!dolled kt n n H 1 z 1 o n
225 WEST 57th STREET NEW YORK 19, N. Y.
Chairmon OR. HARRIS J. LEVINE
Honorary Chairmen MAURICE LEVIN ALBERT SCHIFF NORMAN G. LEVINE
Prea. BNAI ZION Treasurer
IRA HIRSCHMANN
Secretary HERMAN Z. QUITTMAN
Honorary Secretary OR. JOSEPH P. STERNSTEIN
~csoc:iote Secretorle.s W FRED KAHAN
HANAN YAROEN
Sponsor"• Committee [in fonnation)
Plaza 7·7461
January 5, 1962
Dear Rabbi Friedman:
On February 18, 1962, Bnai Zion is tendering a testimonial dinner to Mendel N. Fisher, to mark the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the Jewish National Fund of America after 27 years of truly outstanding service.
In conjunction with the dinner, a Souvenir Journal will be issued, in which we would like to publish messages of greeting to Mr. Fisher 1 to mark this important event in his life.
We would deem it an honor if you would be good enough to mail to us, as quickly as possible, your expression of regard to Mr . Fisher for the great contribution he has made not only to the Jewish National Fund, but to the establishment and development of the State of Israel.
incerely yo
-Dr. Har • Levine
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Mr. Hendel I. Pi8her Te8\iw1al Dinner Waldorl-lRoria Botei lev Iork, l.Y.
Dear Men4eJ. I
iloac 11'1\b ••17W btlre at. t.be 'UalW JMd.ah ..lppeal, I wu deU.ght..S. to lnm tM\, .,poa t.he neat. ot '7'fU ~. ~ ll• 1• plan"'nc to honor 701& tor tu rt ~ 70" haft ••t.eaW '° cl~ ~ ~ri.nc leed.ei'ahlp \o ~ Jewiah l&Uaaal had ot '-rlaa.. T• nreq an m aentJ.t d••rTinc of Roh a t.eatt.ordal.
I T•l"I' moll Velow the oppottuit.7 Uai• ooout.oa pro~ • to OODftl rq hea:rU'el\ appJ'llOlaUon of 70ll aD4 all ;roa Mft aooompliilllecl. I can 8\l'OJ1a17 te.tif'T to the anell•a MD .... ill wb1eh1 bJ' ~ d..U and 7ou.r mmple, 701l haw t.m.p \Ile 7..n -...1.nq Ml.peel to atrenc\Mil the great. ideal .-boiled in 'the ltate of Ianel. I\ W 1-c Men a ao.t .hu.nwand.nl i.hinl '9 taot.e \he ett'ltrta 701I. baT• ueft.a4 1n 70fJ1" oapaeit7 u IUOat.lY• Diraetor ol th• Jewish la\ional Pund. ~ 4Mri.oa. '11lroqh theM et torte ~ ban .. rt.ai.1117 Mt. a ..,.rl.ati .... atandard ot Hmoe.
It 11 1D4eld a printep to ate th11 ctMMft on the 11.pu'iolnoe ot 7our caner. I hoptt and prq ~or -.q ., ... 7ear8 ot health and .1o7 for 700. 1.n the oovne ot the new pb&M of lite in vhioh JOU a1"8 now ent.ertnc.
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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
II EAST SI X TY- NI NTH STREET, NEW Y ORK, N . Y. 1002 1
SEY MOUR FISHMAN
EX ECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT May 25, 1971
-e Since I met you on Central Park South the other day I have learned that you are planning to off icially move to Israel.
I know that this will not change your program as you can operate from Israel as well as from New York .
I do wish you all the best in your new home.
With warm regards,
Rabbi Herbert Friedman United Jewish Appeal 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y .
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SPEAKERS DIVISION UNITED JEWISH .li'PEAL 165 WEST 46TH ST. NF.·1 YORK, NEW YORK
November 12, l.953
FROM: Arthur Fishzohn
SUl!J!:CT: UJA Emergency Cash Needs
The telegram set forth below was sent br ~. Joseph J. Schwartz and t•Iro Edward M. M. Warburg to all communities earlier this week promptly upon their return from Israel.
llIF THEaE IS ANYT!!ING IN Tm: ".~ORLD YOU CAN IX) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CASH WIT!IIN THE i:raxT T:'IO itlEEKS ·,ra APPE.U, TO YOU TO DO IT. AT A TI:~ ".fi!EN ISaAEL IS BBSFr llY D.~G4RS ON ALL SIDES AND ITS CASH POSITION CRITICAL ~OND "./ORDS UJA CASH REC!i'!IPTS .~ RU:t.TI:m SEV3RAL MILLION DOLLA3S lltTI:i.ID LAST YEAR. WE D."Cr-i YOU HAn STR.U~r@ ooa .• UNITY ~uac.ES ro B:E HELPWL IN PAST ~ :BUT PBES3NT SI'.:'UATIOiT IS SO GRAV:@ \tra APPZAL To YOU TO H:m:.P US IN OUR ENI>E..-\1lOR TO mr:;G TOGETHER $10,000.000 DmllTG NOVEMBER TO AvmT s:raIOUS COlIBE'.-LUEl~CZS FOR ISRAEL. wTh\TEVER YOU CAN ro, BE THE .Ai-.tOuNT $i.W.,L OR LARGE, WILL BE J1.li•1EASUIL'\BLY IiEL.P]\JL. PLEAS:@ lX> :mAT YOU CAN Al'rn i/IRE WHAT WE MAY EXPECT. n
As you can see, it sets forth in no uncertain terms the vital need for immedi~te cash from every possible source. The debts that press upon Israel from all sides are creating tremendous difficulties.
In your every contact with canmuni ties on our behalf please do your very best to urge upon community leaders the necessity for transmittill8 to us immedi~tely every available dollar.
Many thanks and best wishes.
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26 Muth 1965
Mr. I>aYid B. FoUuder 1"60 Hu•• Road W. J:lwle~ N.J.
1'aet ·---., c ................. tell.,.. .. 1 Wnk you dW a a.. ... -. 1'• eMald be f-11111 Jlll'e't7 pOc1 toda.y .. , ........ l• M d-111 lbat Y• Will- pUh .. cam.palp te U... ........ leftl .._ acldenL My -1J ... Hioa la -how ma• aa u.n .... wW J'0'1 .. _..,. • u4 I would !lope tbat lt c:CNlcl 'be $25, OOO-$SO, 000 Mtter that& lalt "ar.
More ~ t9 r-. It la l"'4 te kb.Mr tbat JOG are ill thl• •truule aa a 1,-...11ne fialater ftn mpy ye&I'• to come.
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Henry Ford II / Chairman of the Board
Ford Motor Company The American Road Dearborn, Michigan 48121
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman , Executive Vice - Chai r man , United J ewish Appeal , 1290 ~venue of the Amer icas , New York , N. Y. 10019
Dear Herb :
December 18 , 1968
I have checked my schedule for February 26 , 1969 and am terribly sorry that I have to tell you that I cannot be with you in Los Angeles. I had hoped that I would be able to make it .
I thought the dinner the other night was g r eat, and I appreciated very much being a participant .
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8 January 1969
Mr. Henry Ford Ford Motor Company The American Road Dearborq. Michigan 48121
Dear Henry:
Thank you !or being ao good as to check your calendar bout that Loa Angeles date. They were disappointed that
you could not come, but they under•tood it.
It w s a pleasure being with you the night of the big dinner in New York, and I rtiCUlarly enjoyed the short conversation
c had du.ring drink.a upstairs w.ith the picture taking ceremonies wlt\J Dayan.
I would love to continue the conv reatlon, because there is so much that we could talk about that would be of interest to you. Perhaps, ome time when you get to New York and have an extra hour, we could have a drink together. I would be pleased to meet you at any time convenient to you.
24 January 1i)66
M2. Juatic• Abe Folta• Ualtetl lat.a llas-ai Court
a.w.,toa.D.C.
It ..... a 1reat pleaeue for me to Mft t lut maht and io ~ 1aacl dae opportal&y ID tell Til'l _.,......_. abcMat our
pl•••· YOW' reapon.e• waa moat 1raclOR• and I would h pe lbat there would be occaaau - Che Ntare Wilen °" coalc! leACl your diplty aJU1 •lncerity to tile e&UM of tlae United .T.wlah Appeal, which 1a, alt.r all. the lai-1••• •l.Jllle emer l'in bl which the total Jewllh COJDmUDity i• •Jl&&lad.
Joel Floer i• a 8ood frleJ:ad o CNra and we wW be m touch with nch otb•I', either directly, or tbroqh hbn.
l look forward ea1erly to furtbu occa•lona upon which we lba1l .. ,. Herbert A. Friedmag
Mr. Lwle J. P'mt 2020 S..Over Street .Bal rylall.a
28 Ncwember 1966
May I -.re•• my foradeat coapamlatlw to JOU .,_ yGQr
elecUoa to Ua• P« .WaDCJ ot die ee.acu. NI&: oa.a doe• pGbllq-.or come to ou wlao 1la8 r...Uy."WOitlecl low it. Too ottea oat.c•• .ue di•trilmtied wl6-t l'qu te ,...k mw•ted.
You ban r•aUJ d ••r-ved th{a 'bec:iwN JCN ave worked hard for y .. r~ ~ l Tl1aa1IM fiM ~Gib frem y• tD tlle flelda commmaity ..Ui-•taadlna Md ceopen.don.
For my PP"'1 let ~ »1•41• JOU my liMt Ufort• du'81 your incUmbeiacy '° that the em .. ,.. llellne ha 6a11 swoeper.
SbM:eNly your•,
Her!Man A. Friedman
Rabbi HerQert Friedman 10 Herold HaMelech Caesarea.
Dear Rabbi Friedman:
JULIUS I FOX SIMTAT HA'ZOREA
KFAR SH"1ARYAHU
ISRAEl. 4&910
August 19, 1972
If you prod your memory a Iit'tle you mo.y remember me. My wife., Perla, and I were with you in the summer of 1962 on the Second Annual Young Leadership Niss1on. Since tbat time I have seen you briefly on a couple of occasions in Wasb1 gton, D.C., whe~e I have ecn active in the U.J.A. ca ~aign 1n a nu ber of capacities over the years.
Our 1962 Miss on turned out to b th Israel, the urrent one being nu er seven count. Now t t T t ink of it, seconds perha s three yea~s ag 1
Caesarea olf c uh. Ve vere ge t g ou o o r vere ount1ng a motor bike. We exchanged gr and I thi.nk you professed to r e ber us.
any trips to we have not lost
for a few lot of the
and you briefly,
This seventh trip differs from the prior ones 1n a number of ways. For one thing ve ~ill be here for a ear. Ve have cut most of our U.S. ties and th1s J.s a sort of "trio.l aliyah". We arrived in late June with our daughter Judy, aged l,t. She will do her 8th grade here, starting ~n September. Our sons, aged 20 and ia, ~ill continue their educations in the U.S., although both of them are here with us now on a tiyul.
Perla and I would very muph like to see you and talk to you, at your convenience, either here in Kfar Shmaryahu or, if you prefer, in Caesar~a. I part~~ularly would like to have the benefit of your advice concern1ng some thoughts I have about a career in Israel. We knov hov bu y you must be and ve will try not to take mor~ of your time than you can easily sp re. Our schedule is flexible, for the ost part, and ve would n preciate it if you vould dro us a note at our address shovn above, or call us at (03)938867. After all, you were a~ least partially responsible for planting t f ~rst seeds of our ish1goss!
r.s. Do you know .of other Mission Alumni who have made Aliyah, or are we a potential first?
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rieciman
To:
From:
HERBERT F.R EEDMAN
RENA FAILER
Date:December 4, 1982
Subject: FLINT. MICHIGAN
Flint, Michigan is a community with approximately 2JOO Jews. It is a community whose economy is tied to the automobile and has an unemployment rate of over 20%,
This meeting is the opening event for the 198J Campaign, The attendance for this meeting is estimated at 100, We had hoped for more, however, attendance at every function of the Jewish community has been down during the past year.
Prior to this meeting there was an evening for past Presidents and Campaign Chairmen and a f:ew key leadership. This meeting was held last Tuesday evening. fifteen men attended- 8ftd eleven cards lt~re turned in. There was an increase from ($4J,OOO to 71,000~ These cards were not signed, they will be-tfirned in
tol'Iignt. There is not a minimum commitment for this evening, Most in attendance will be .among the major contributors, however.
Among those attending ~L. Kasle
will be1 $65,000 --
J . Kasle M. Isaacs
Steve Klein President
Michael Pelavin Carl Schwartz Agree Ed Powers M. Moss
11 , 700 (Last year tentative 15,000) J,800 (this gift has gone down and
should move up) 10.000
10,000 10,000 12,500 6,000 6 , 000
The meeting is being AGENDA
Synagogue (Conservative)
6100 - 6145 7100
Cocktails Havdallah First two Speaker
(a tinE for pre-solicitation) Service courses of the meal (35 minutes)
President and/or Chairman (to be decided prior to dinner)
Dinner Dancing and Socializing
A "Special Fund" Campaign has not been run Flint. Most of the people are not even aware of it. Therefore , this need should be addressed.
There are many in the community who are "anti- Begin" and equate Begin with the State of Israel . This can be addressed too.
f OLYMPIC MANUFACTURING Co.
OIVISlOH o~ COHSOLIOAT&O ~oooa COll~AATIOH
OAAWP 19-. STATION H
.Al'UNTA, GEORGIA 30325
21 April 1971
APR231971
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Rabbi lterbert Friedman The United Jewish Appeal 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019
Dear Herb:
Time has certainly flown since your recent visit with us and I just want to expr ess to you how much we appreciate your coming to Atlanta to speak at our major Pace Setters Dinner .
Your remarks were not only timely and enlightening, but very inspiring and you contributed greatly to the success of this affair. I personally want you to know how much I appreciated and enjoyed your visit .
The roughest part of the campaign is now upon us because it entails that last group of uncoumitted pledges which for various reasons, some valid and some not, are always the hardest to secure, but I hope to be able to conclude our drive by the end of May.
Again, many thanks and do not hesitate in calling on me if I can be of assistance.
LMF/JC
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UJA 1290 AW OF !Bl Mia
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Rabbi Herbert Friedman United Jewish Appeal 1290 Sixth Avenue New York, N. Y. 10019
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FEbo , 7/V
ANSWERED
Dear Herb:
I should like to call your attention to an article which was in Women's Wear Daily, Monday, February 2nd, written b~ Lloyd Scllwartz. This was an interview with ~mbassador Sharar, from the State of Jordan. The article presented the usual biased Arab viewpoint, and from the way I read it, had a great deal of acrimonious distortions, and presented the State of Israel in a despicable situation.
CG- M 'f'BI!.
While I realize ~his is nothing new. I feel a person of your stature should be aware of this so that you could give a rather judicious and incisive reply in this newspaper. Should you wish a copy of this article and you cannot get it, please contact me and I will send you a Xerox copy of it.
As President of the Camden County Federation , I have had many discussions witlillernie Dubin regarding the urgent need for for money and energy to be spent by UJA £or a clear and naked public relations effort. This to me, is almost as necessary as raising our levei of giving. All of us in this area are quite concerned with the potentially disastrous results which can accrue from the violent Arab propaganda. I feel whatever is being done at the national level must be improved.
We are attempting in our area to do what we can, and we are successful through the good offices of the editors of our local paper (circulation 120,000.)
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, HAROLD H. FRANXEL S•6 CHEWS X..U."l>ING ROAD
BA.OI>ON7IELD.N.J.osoaa
Rabbi Herbert Friedman February 4, 1970 Page Two
I would appreciate very much hearing from you and I hope you won't mind my presumptuous suggestions.
Incidentally, I am sure you will hear from Manny Wideroff. Last night at our Tel-Star big dinner, we had an increase of 35% in giving. We were quite thrilled by this, and we certainly; feel the efforts which we have made in the past four years to increase the level of giving in Camden County, are going to bear delicious and sweet fruit.
Kind personal regards.
Cordially yours,
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NEW YORK 2, N. Y.
CORTLANDT 7 . 5973
December 28, 1960
Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman, Executive Vice Chairman National United Jewish Appeal 165 West 46th Street New York 36, New York
Dear Jtabbi :Friedman:
I am happy to inform you that the 1961 edition
of the AMERICAN SYRAGOGOE DIRECTORY is now off the press .
Your name is listed on page 75.
In this, our third edition, there are over 3,700
Congregations and Jewish Social Service Agencies listed
according to affiliations with the Orthodox, Conservative,
and Reform movements throughout the United States and Canada .
Would you please let me know the number of copies
we may send for your Library at ~5 .00 each.
Thanking you for your cooperation in bringing about
this third edition, I remain
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Rabbi Priedman Preaideutwt the U.J.A. Jewish Agency Jerusalem
Dear Rabbi PriedJlia.i:l,
I I I '"'"ntcAl ,.ooucrioHs 11,"1t • n • >' ll 1 o '• lllll41 MAlCHll ISl41l, Ul AVIV 9 ').tnll' '.l"D 1.J.l .:l'll<·')n
4th January, 1971.
Although ve bad a lona telepbOne coll'Yereation a few houra ago 1 am taking the liberty to write to you aa I feel I vant to add & few aore words on the importance ~ ONLY FOOLS .ARE 5'I> aa a aeau ot FQpqanda tor Jniah youth in the &ta-tea.
I presme you too a.re aware of the recm religiou.a re'riftl among youth throughout the world • .A rn'i:val which brol_laht to,amcnaa other thi.nga, the presentation ot the musical Jena Christ 5'aper~ in Nev York. You probably can recall aneral article• dealiJia vith the subject, a. coTer story in the Time magasine not long ago and jwrt yesterda~ I read an article in the local ...-ening newspaper "Iedioth .&.hronot".
It's true that Only Poole .Are Sad doeant completely CO:_DIPly vi th tbia pseudo religious moYeatent's requirements, hovner, it has in it sufficient material to bring OTer to the Jevisb youth and students at le&St a part of the Jevish folklore and morals. Maey ot the critics vbile vri"ting about the play mention this aspect.
I told you about Bob Dylan's enthuai&!lll ot the play and bia repeated visits to "the theatre and the trieDdly; relations he liaa with the ca..t. This only ..trengthens the opinion that the play appeals to the youth. .kcorcli.ng "to m;y lat.est information from Nev York, mo.re and more young people come to see the ebov and respond with excitement to what they see.
lncidentl.y, "the play went through a few changes since the t.ime ve sa.v it together in Jerusalem.
I strongly belieTe that all this can assure ua a great success in a tour of the Jewish connuni ties in the states. I agree vi th you that ve should look. upon
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the tour as a propaga.nd.a investment and I baTe no doubt that the results will be excellent.
While Only lloola Are S&d presents the Jwa of tlie 18th and 19th century, the film Mazor "rill bring t.he audience cloae to modern Israel vith ita struggle for surri.TILl..
Shalom 73 is due to tour the States in Septftaber 72 Ye hope with equal success as Shalom 72. Thia tour with ita message of peace can round up -the subject of Israeli propapn4a in a moat suitable l!&Y•
This may be a long lett.er, hoveTer I could sense your sensitivity towards the subject. of Israeli propopnda eapecia.lly when it is aimed at 'the Jewish youth. Therefore I allow m;yselt to put down ill writing some of 'llfY Ti.eva.
Thanking you for your eooperation, I rema.in,
P.S. I am enclosing aome newspaper clippings on the play.
