ב"הMarch 21, 1945
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
370 Madison Avenue
New York City
Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of March 7th,1 contents of which I have duly noted. I am gratified to know that you would be glad to do what you can to assist us in securing shipping space from this country, for the shipment of various religious articles.
We have two principal representatives in London and Paris, which serve as centers for our contact with Jewish communities in European countries. As a first shipment, we have in mind, several thousand books, including many of our publications, several hundred pairs of Tefillin, Talaisim, etc.
While appreciating your efforts in this direction, it is hardly necessary to point out that the need is so great, that every possible facility should be procured to meet the urgent demand.
We shall be glad to hear from you further in this respect.
Sincerely yours,
M. Schneerson
Chairman, Executive Committee
Notes and sources
1) In answer to the Rebbe's letter of March 4th (19 Adar) The Joints reply of March 7th can be found there.
Below is the Joints response to this letter (dated March 27th, 1945):
Dear Rabbi Schneerson:
I have your letter of march 21st. It is not yet clear to me to what destinations you expect to send the books and religious articles mentioned. We are, of course, fully aware of the need for these articles, but before we can do anything about securing shipping space, it is necessary to know to what countries you expect to make the shipment
sincerely yours,
Henrietta K. Buchman
Executive Assistant
For the Rebbe's response, see letter dated April 9, 1945.
Source: Photocopy of Original
Published: Rebbe Responsa Exclusive
Credit: The JDC Archives
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