Letter of Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov. Brooklyn, New York, "Monday Beshalach" [5th Shevat] 1984.
Scribal writing, with the Rebbe's signature.
Addressed to his relative R. Elazar Menachem Shapiro who had sent a weekly donation. The Rebbe blesses him with success in all his endeavors, perfect health and a lengthy life.
Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam (the second) of Bobov (1907-2000), the Divrei Shlomo, prominent rebbe in recent times. Son of Rebbe Bentzion Halberstam, the Kedushat Tzion (son of the first Rebbe of Bobov, Rebbe Shlomo Halberstam, grandson of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz). In 1931, his father moved from Bobov to Trzebinia, and appointed him as rabbi in his place in Bobov. Rebbe Shlomo assisted his father in directing the dozens of branches of the large network of yeshivas "Etz Chaim – Bobov" in Galicia. After the Holocaust, he reached the United States where he re-established Bobov Chassidut, founding communities, yeshivas and Torah institutions in the United States and worldwide.
[1] leaf, official stationery. 26.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and filing holes.
