Testimonial letter from Marilyn Katz

This letter is one of a remarkable series of over 2650 letters amassed in 1983 to support Osho's attempt to get permanent resident status in the US at the time of the Oregon ranch. The image is reproduced here with the kind permission of The Oregon Historical Society. Information about their collection of these letters and other supporting material -- the "Jeffrey Noles Rajneesh Collection", named for Osho's immigration lawyer Jeffrey Noles, who compiled them in 1983 and donated them to the OHS -- can be found at this page. The wiki is grateful to the OHS for making access available for these documents. For more information and links to all the letters, see Testimonial letters.

This letter is from Marilyn Katz. It is "Exhibit A-594" in the Noles collection.

The text version below has been created by optical character recognition (OCR), from the images supplied by OHS. It has not been checked for errors but this process usually results in over 99% correct transcription. Most apparent "errors" are correct transcriptions of typos already in the original. The image on the right in the text box links to a pdf file of the original letter, it has one page.

To Whom it may Concern Rajneesh Hotel 1115 S.W. 11th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97205 July 20, 1983 To Whom it may Concern; I am a writer/artist, and am President of my own consulting firm. My work is known and has won numerous awards in my field including the prestigious "Clio" and the "Gold Medal" from the New York Art Directors competition. My work has also been published and written up in many books and magazines. I know of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh through his books and followers. He is a man of exceptional ability in so many fields. And as a writer I am amazed at the artistic grace with which he imparts such remarkable wisdom. He is a great writer, healer, and religious leader. And his presence in America is definitely an asset to our country. Sincerely, [signed] Marilyn Katz 1558 Sunset Plaza Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90069 213-855-0934 Marilyn Katz, Creative Consultant

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