Doctor Louis Finkelstein (Jewish Theological Seminary), 1951-1964

1951-1953, 1955-1957, 1961- 1964. Correspondence with Doctor Louis Finkelstein, Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Finkelstein asked Konvitz to attend a preliminary meeting with Professor Mordecai Kaplan, Professor Erich Fromm, and himself to discuss a plan for the investigation of ethics in the Jewish tradition as it applies to modern life (April 11, 1957). Konvitz spoke on "The Solution to Practical and Moral Problems Through the Use of Reason: In Advancement of Civil Rights," on November 20, 1956 as part of a lecture series; Konvitz lectured at the Institute for Religious and Social Studies on July 2-3, 1956 in the Jewish Theological Seminary's Summer Session on "How Law Changes," (May 21, 1956). Also correspondence regarding Konvitz's lectures at the Seminary (1956, 1962) and his views on civil liberties and civil rights (May 4, 1956).