Passport of Rebbe Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Yeshuot Moshe.
The passport was issued in Sivan 1969, valid for five years, and later renewed for five more years. On p. 3, the Rebbe’s photo, with his signature underneath. The passport contains the Rebbe’s biographical details and details of his travels to various countries: entry permits, stamps and handwritten inscriptions.
Rebbe Moshe Yehoshua Hager of Vizhnitz, author of Yeshuot Moshe (1916-2012), son of Rebbe Chaim Meir Hager of Vizhnitz, the Imrei Chaim. Before his marriage, he already served as rabbi in Vil’khovets. In 1944, he escaped the Holocaust and immigrated to Eretz Israel. Upon his arrival, he was appointed dean of the Vizhnitz yeshiva, and assisted his father in establishing and expanding the Vizhnitz Chassidism. Following his father’s passing in 1972, he succeeded him and led the large court of Vizhnitz Chassidim for forty years. He was renowned for his exceptional diligence, holiness and outstanding service of G-d. Multitudes flocked to his Tishim, to be inspired by his fiery passion and typical Vizhnitz "sweetness", which enraptured and aroused the crowd. From 1989, he served as president of the Moetzet Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Yisrael. Some of his discourses and letters were published in the nine-volume Yeshuot Moshe series, including a collection of his lectures on Tractate Pesachim. His sons are Rebbe Yisrael Hager and Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager. His sons-in-law are the Rebbes of Skver and Belz, Rebbe Aharon of Satmar and R. Menachem Ernster dean of the Vizhnitz Yeshiva.
34 pp. 15 cm. Good condition. Stains. Cancellation stamps on several leaves. The corners of the front cover are cut off, marking the cancellation of the passport.