By the Grace of G-d9th of Shevat, 5722 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Mrs. Basia Garelik
V.G.Uberti 41
Milano.
Blessing and Greeting:
Your prolonged silence surprises me a great deal, especially as you surely understand that one begins to wonder why there has been no word from you,1 all the more so in view of your last letter in which you wrote about your daughter's health.
Mr. Zippel visited me recently, but I did not, of course, want to ask him details of a personal nature. We only discussed the institutions.
I hope to hear good news from you soon, especially at this time before the Hilulo of my father-in-law of saintly memory. whose blessings your parents have frequently received, and blessings to parents include blessings to children. The words of Tzaddikim are everlasting and a source of continued blessings.
With blessing
By Nissan Mindel
Notes and sources
Mrs. Bassie Garelik (née Posner) is the daughter of Rabbi Sholom Posner, a longtime Lubavitch emissary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1958, she and her husband, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik, were sent by the Rebbe as his emissaries to Milan, Italy, where she remains active to this day in strengthening and maintaining Jewish life and observance.
Mrs. Garelik corresponded frequently with the Rebbe and merited his guidance in both her personal life and communal endeavors. For additional letters addressed to her, see letter dated 28 Cheshvan, 5715.
1) See also the Rebbe's previous letter addressed to Mrs. Garelik, dated 5 Kislev 5722. See letter dated 2 Adar I 5722 for a clarification on this point.
Source: Photocopy of the original.
Published: Teshura (Garelik 5783)
A Shlucha's Personal Life