A historical letter by "Va'ad Chassidei Slonim", concerning the leadership of the Chassidut in the interim (after the death of the rebbes in the Holocaust) and the establishment of the council of the elder Chassidim for electing the new rebbe. Jerusalem, Iyar 1945.
"In light of the decisions at our meeting… that the opinion of our elders is good and will influence the chosen committee's activities in all important matters that demand responsibility and resolving, it has been agreed amongst us to assemble a fixed council of the elders of our community … tzaddikim and elevated Chassidim from the previous generation…".
Signed by Rabbis: "Avraham Weinberg" [the author of Birkat Avraham, who later was appointed rebbe in 1954]; "Aharon Yosef Luria"; "Mendel Wieg"; "Yisrael Shimon Kastilinitz" etc.
22X14 cm. Good condition.