Handwritten letter, signed by Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin. Kazimirovo, Minsk Governorate, Belarus, 13th Sivan, 1908.

Leaf (folded in two), one written page; Rabbi Zevin's address inscribed on verso (in Cyrillic letters).

The letter was sent to Mr. Eliezer (Lazar) Nisselovich (1854-1914), Jewish delegate to the third State Duma of Imperial Russia, and a prominent activist against antisemitism in Tsarist Russia (on his activities alongside the Rebbe Rashab, see: Igrot Kodesh of the Rebbe Rashab, nos. 264-265, 287, 297, 299).

This letter is a rare documentation of Rabbi Zevin's early public activities, as he was only twenty-two years old, and already serving as Rabbi of Kazimirovo. Rabbi Zevin offers his encouragement and support to the Jewish delegate, Mr. Lazar Nisselovich, following the latter's forceful address to the Duma, dedicated to the defense of the Jewish people's honor.

Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin (1886-1978), among the greatest Rabbis of the last generation, a prolific writer, editor of the Talmudic Encyclopedia, laureate of the Israel Prize, head of the Chabad Beit Din in Eretz Israel, and a member of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council.

[1] leaf (folded in two). 21 cm. Good condition. Folding line. Stains and minor wear.

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