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Shanah Tovah Letter from the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch – Erev Rosh Hashanah 1949 – Added Words in his Handwriting
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Shanah Tovah letter from Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson of Lubavitch, the Rebbe Rayatz. Brooklyn, New York, Erev Rosh Hashanah, Elul 1949.
Typewritten on official stationery of the Rebbe Rayatz, with his signature "Yosef Yitzchak".
Sent to his relative R. Azriel Zelig Slonim, blessing him and his family for the upcoming year with a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah and a Shanah Tovah. At the end of the letter, the Rayatz added the words "physically and spiritually" by hand.
[1] leaf, official stationery (thin paper). 21.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folds. Creases and light wear to margins.
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Letters – Chabad Rebbes
Letters – Chabad Rebbes