October 15, 1942.
Mr. Julius Stulman,
173 West Street,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dear Mr. Stulman:
With further reference to our publication of the Manual of Prayers & Blessings for Children,1 toward the publication of which you were good enough to promise a donation of $200.00,2 we have arranged to have one page of it devoted to the following inscription:
PUBLICATION OF THIS MANUAL WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF MR. & MRS. JULIUS STULMAN.
We trust that this inscription will meet with your approval.
As the printer’s bill will be due next week, we shall greatly appreciate receiving your check at your earliest convenience.3 Our statement is enclosed herewith, and many thanks in anticipation.
Once again assuring you of our sincere appreciation of your kind co-operation.
Sincerely yours,
Rabbi M. Schneerson,
Chairman, Exec. Committee.
Encl.
Notes and sources
The above letter is sourced from a secretarial carbon copy bearing archival markings in the Rebbe’s handwriting. The letter was sent on the stationery of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch.
Mr. Julius (Yehudah) Stulman (5666 -5757) was a prominent American-born industrialist, thinker, and philanthropist. In the early 1940s, Stulman developed a deep personal connection with the Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe, becoming one of the biggest financial supporters of Merkos. For further information regarding Mr. Stulman and additional letters addressed to him, see letter dated October 11, 1942.
1) For more information on the Manual see letter dated August 20, 1942.
2) See letter dated October 11, 1942.
3) The check was received just days later (see letter dated October 18, 1942).
Source: Secretarial Carbon Copy.
Published: Rebbe Responsa Exclusive.