Letter from Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 17th Sivan 1963.

Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature:
"M.Schneerson"; with words added by hand.

The letter was sent to his secretary R. Nissan Mindel, on the occasion of his moving to a new apartment in Long Beach (New York). The Rebbe blesses him that his move should come with a change for the better, physically and spiritually.

At the end of the letter the Rebbe adds two lines in his handwriting:
"Much success in the holy work of disseminating Judaism and especially the wellsprings [of Chassidut] – M.Schneerson".

This letter has not been published in the Lubavitcher Rebbe's Igrot Kodesh.

The recipient of the letter,
R. Nissan Mindel (1912-1999), secretary of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch and later of his son-in-law the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In winter 1940, he was one of the few to accompany the Rebbe Rayatz on the ship that left Nazi-occupied Europe for the United States. He served for over 50 years as head secretary of the Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch and member of Agudat Chassidei Chabad and Machaneh Yisrael. He was also involved in Kehot Publication Society. He authored and edited dozens of Chabad books in English and Yiddish.

[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.