By the Grace of G-d 21st of Shevat, 5747 Brooklyn, N.Y.

Greeting and Blessing:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the . . ., in which you write about the project of a village for special adolescents and adults, etc.

Since you sign your letter a "Volunteer," it is not quite clear in what capacity you have written this letter. However, considering the importance of the matter, I am replying to your letter without waiting for a clarification, especially as this is not really material in this case. The point is as follows: Judging by your description of the purpose and scope of the project, it is my considered opinion that such a project should be undertaken as a general (universal) cause, on its own merits. By this I mean that it should not be made an adjunct to, or part of, other projects or programs; nor should it be identified with any particular organization, or party, political or otherwise, or any movement, whether Chassidim or Misnagdim, etc. - for obvious reasons. The most obvious one is that if it were so identified, it would immediately limit its appeal to those who are in sympathy with a particular organization, but it would lose support of others, even though the project in itself would be quite appealing to them on universal considerations.

A further point, which I believe should be considered, is the matter of location. In addition to the limitation that a location such as . . . would impose, since it would immediately be identified with a project of . . . , etc., the people for whom the village is intended have enough problems without the additional complications of being located in the . . . area.

I trust there is no need for further elaboration, as I am sure you can well understand my personal position in regard to the said project.

With blessing,