Written to Rabbi Yitzchok Fink in the U.S.A.
The Rebbe mentions that his father the holy ‘Ahavat Yisroel’ had founded a USA based organization to help out the poor in Eretz Yisroel.
Typed letter, the Rebbe added 2 lines, his signature & stamp.
Missing piece at the bottom & the words ”your friend” in the Rebbe’s hand can be seen.
Rebbi Menachem Mendel Hager. 1885-1941. Eldest son of the Admor, the ‘Ahavat Yisrael’ of Vizhnitz. He served as lecturer in the yeshivah his father established in Vizhnitz. He was appointed rabbi of Vizhnitz in 1908. Upon the outbreak of WWI, he joined his father and the rest of the family who moved to Grossvariden (Oradea), Transylvania.
He was appointed rabbi of Vishova in Marmamorsh, Transylvania in 1921, and headed the local yeshivah. This was the largest yeshivah in Rumania at the time, with approximately 400 students at its peak. After his father’s passing in 1936, he became the Admor of Vishova. Even after starting to serve as Admor, he continued to lead the yeshivah and deliver lectures there. He became ill in 1941, soon passing away from this illness. His remains were transferred to the Land of Israel for burial, and he was buried in the section of the Admors of Vizhnitz in the Shabbat observers’ cemetery in Bnei Brak.
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