ב"ה May 12, 1949
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
We hereby certify that Rabbi Joseph Krinsky of 31 Bicknell Street, Mass. is duly authorized to receive the books which were sent to Rabbi Schneerson by Rabbi Bravman through Rabbi Hillel Schachtman.
Very truly yours,
M. Schneerson
Chairman Executive Committee
Notes and sources
This letter was written on the stationery of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, accompanied by a Yiddish version (subsequently published in Igros Kodesh Vol. 21, page 96).
During this time Kehos (headed by the Rebbe) published books in the DP camp of Munich; the books were sent to the US through Rabbi Dovid Bravman. The Rebbe appointed Rabbi Krinsky as the representative of Merkos to receive these books in Boston and forward them to New York. (for more information see sources quoted in Igros Kodesh above, letter dated June 20, 1949 (23 Sivan, 5708).
Source: Photocopy of original
Published: Tzadik Lamelech, vol 4 (1993), 155.
Books From the DP Camp
Tzadik Lamelech volume 4