Elul 3, 5703September 3, 1943
Rabbi Greenglass
c/o Tomche Tmimim
5265 Park Ave.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Dear Rabbi Greenglass:
Having been our representative for Canada ever since our organization has come into being nearly two years ago, you have indeed been of great help to the cause of traditional Jewish education and the dissemination of the ideals of our sacred Torah and religion in Canada, and particularly in the distribution of our publications, text-books, monthly journals etc.
However, with the growth of the scope of our work, and with a view to serve the interests of orthodox Jewish education in Canada to the utmost, we feel it is high time we made personal contact with you. Accordingly we urgently request you to please come to New York for a few days at the earliest possible time, when we could take up with you personally all the matters to be discussed and arranged.
As far as we are concerned, the best time would be the end of Elul (September) or the beginning of Tishri (October), and trust this will give you enough time to get the necessary papers and visa.
Assuring you of our appreciation and with all good wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year, we remain
Sincerely yours,
Rabbi Mendel Schneerson
Chairman, Executive Committee
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.
This letter is mentioned in Igros Kodesh, vol. 1, letter 96, par. 1 (p. 188). See also letter dated October 12, 1943 (13 Tishrei, 5704); Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, vol. 8, letter 2,212 (p. 81); ibid., letter 2, 315 (p. 220); Igros Kodesh, vol. 1, letter 131, par. 3 (p. 233). Apparently, this letter was sent in order to help facilitate Rabbi Greenglass' visa to enter America. Rabbi Greenglass was only able to come to America for Pesach the following year. For a brief report on his visit see Kovetz Lubavitch, No. 2, pp. 27, 30-31.
Source: Secretarial Carbon Copy
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