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Shanah Tovah Letter from the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch – Elul 1949

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Shanah Tovah letter from R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. Brooklyn, New York, Erev Rosh Hashanah 1949.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with his signature: "Yosef Yitzchak", and an addition in his handwriting.
The letter is addressed to his secretary R. Nissan Mindel. The Rebbe Rayatz blesses him with a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah for a good and sweet year, physically and spiritually.
At the end of the letter, after the words: "Your friend, seeking your welfare and blessing you", the Rebbe added by hand: "physically and spiritually".

[1] leaf, official stationery. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Inscription on verso.
Letters – Chabad
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