Printed broadside from the historic visit of Rebbe Rayatz in Jerusalem, issued by "The management of Kollel Chabad" - "Jerusalem will have the merit of greeting the great protector and fighter for Torah and Judaism in Russia, the Rebbe of Lubavitch". [Jerusalem, 1929].
The words "Rebbe of Lubavitch" were printed in gilt letters.
In Av 1929, Rebbe Rayatz paid a two-week visit to Eretz Israel, from 2nd to 16th Av. Over these two weeks, he stayed in Jerusalem, Hebron, the Galil and Tel Aviv. During the course of his stay, he met with R. Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook and R. Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld for extended discussions, as well as with other prominent rabbis and public figures, with whom he discussed ways to ameliorate the situation of Russian Jewry. The climax of his trip was his pilgrimage to the graves of our forefathers in Hebron, where he prayed for his Russian brethren for two and a half hours, with uncontrollable weeping. This prayer was the main purpose of his trip.
The Rayatz's visit to Eretz Israel was a historic, unique journey in Chabad history, and in fact he was the only rebbe of the Chabad dynasty who ever visited Eretz Israel. The trip took place some two years after his incarceration in Soviet prisons, for the "crime" of encouraging Torah observance, which earned him much worldwide publicity. The rabbis of all groups and communities, including the Eida HaCharedit and the chief rabbinate, issued broadsides calling to welcome the great opponent of the wicked communist regime.
47X62 cm. Good condition. Stains, folding marks and creases. Matted with strips of tape.