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Shanah Tovah Letter from the Netivot Shalom of Slonim – Elul, 1961

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Printed Shanah Tovah card, with letter (12 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky, during his tenure as dean of the Beit Avraham Slonim yeshiva. Jerusalem, Elul 1961.

Addressed to R. Yechezkel Abramsky, head rabbi of the London Beit Din and president of the Vaad HaYeshivot in Eretz Israel, with a blessing for a Shanah Tovah and for doing great deeds for many more years, concluding with his signature.

Rebbe Shalom Noach Berezovsky of Slonim (1911-2000), the Netivot Shalom, a prominent contemporary rebbe, a leader of Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah and Chinuch Atzma'i. He was a close disciple of the Beit Avraham of Slonim and R. Moshe Midner. He immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1935 and established the Beit Avraham Slonim yeshiva in Jerusalem in 1942, which he headed for forty years. In 1981 he was named Rebbe of the Slonim Chassidic community, which greatly expanded under his leadership.

Double Bristol board. 12.5 cm. Very good condition. Folding marks.