Auction 96 Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts
Letter of Blessing from the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch – Cheshvan 1943 – "I Blessed Him with a Good and Sweet Year and for G-d to Fulfill All the Wishes of His Heart for Good and Blessing, Physically and Spiritually"
Letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, 5th Cheshvan, 1943.
Typewritten on the Rebbe Rayatz's official stationery, with his signature: "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim: "I received his note on mentioning his name and the names of his household at its time, and I blessed him with a good and sweet year and for G-d to fulfill all the wishes of his heart for good and blessing, physically and spiritually – his relative and friend who seeks his welfare and blesses him".
R. Azriel Zelig Slonim (1897-1972), a leading Chabad activist, member of Agudas Chasidei Chabad and director of Kollel Chabad. A founder of Lubavitch Women's Organization and the Beit Chanah institution, and a founder of Shikun Chabad in Jerusalem.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Thin paper. Good condition. Filing holes. Folding marks. Creases and wear.