The last years he was involved in all major decisions facing Klal Yisroel. He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisroel of America. HaRav Shach asked him to become chairman of Chinuch Atzmai, which he served with total devotion.
For the last ten years HaRav Pam was the backbone of the Shuvu organization, which has educated some 10,000 Russian children in Torah and Yahadus. He spoke at the Agudah Convention one year and said, "We are not doing enough for the Russian children in Eretz Yisroel, we must do more." These simple, heartfelt words penetrated the hearts of the assembled guests. Immediately after he finished speaking, people came over to him asking "What could we do?" They had a meeting that night and Shuvu was born.
He was selflessly devoted to that cause. He was in constant contact with those running the organization in Eretz Yisroel. He attended every function -- parlor meetings, dinners even when it required a considerable amount of mesiras nefesh.
Just a few weeks ago, the annual Shuvu parlor meeting took place. HaRav Pam was extremely weak yet he insisted he must go. The doctors spent the entire day taking him off the machines he was on and hooking him up to portable ones. Three doctors went with him to ensure everything was all right. He spoke a few heartfelt words about Shuvu but really nothing had to be said: Just to see how Rav Pam came and how much effort he exerted to come, conveyed to everyone his strong and deep feelings about the organization.
He was niftar early Friday morning. When people went to Shacharis they were greeted with signs that informed them of the sad news. The levaya was at the Torah Vodaas beis medrash, a mokom that meant so much to him as a bochur and later, as part of the hanhala.
As per his explicit wishes, there were no hespedim. He mentioned this request numerous times to his family and was very passionate about it. His oldest son, HaRav Aaron Pam, said a few words in the name of the family. The thousands who attended then accompanied HaRav Pam on his final journey.
The family members relate that Rav Pam would get very emotional when he would duchen on yomim tovim. It was as if he felt the generation resting on his shoulders and wanted to give the bircas kohen to all of them. Now that he is at the Kisei Hakovod, he should be a meilitz yosher for his family, his talmidim, and all of Klal Yisroel for he truly knows what they all need.
