Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe – New York, 1942 (Prior to His Leadership) – With the Rebbe's Full Signature
Opening: $800
Sold for: $2,375
Including buyer's premium
Letter encouraging the dissemination of Judaism, by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, NY, Tammuz 1942.
Typewritten on the official letterhead stationery of the Machne Israel organization (of which the rebbe served as executive director), with the full signature of the rebbe ("Menachem Schneersohn, rather than his usual "M. Schneersohn"), and the addition of one line handwritten by the rebbe.
The letter was written approximately one year after the rebbe's arrival in the United States, before he became recognized by Chabad Chassidim.
The conclusion of the letter, "With blessings for immediate repentance, immediate redemption", is preceded by the following addition handwritten by the rebbe: "I would be happy to hear of his good health and updates about his family".
This letter was presumably never published.
[1] leaf. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Linen-backed.
Typewritten on the official letterhead stationery of the Machne Israel organization (of which the rebbe served as executive director), with the full signature of the rebbe ("Menachem Schneersohn, rather than his usual "M. Schneersohn"), and the addition of one line handwritten by the rebbe.
The letter was written approximately one year after the rebbe's arrival in the United States, before he became recognized by Chabad Chassidim.
The conclusion of the letter, "With blessings for immediate repentance, immediate redemption", is preceded by the following addition handwritten by the rebbe: "I would be happy to hear of his good health and updates about his family".
This letter was presumably never published.
[1] leaf. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains. Folding marks. Linen-backed.
Chabad – Books, Manuscripts and Letters
Chabad – Books, Manuscripts and Letters