By the Grace of G-d4 Iyar, 5746Brooklyn, N. Y.
To the bereaved family of the
late Mr. Yekusiel Kramer
of blessed memory
I was saddened to learn of the passing of the head of the family, our very esteemed friend ר׳ יקותיאל ע״ה קריימר. I extend profound sympathy to each and everyone of the bereaved family, together with the traditional blessing of condolence
המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים
"The Almighty comfort you in the midst of all mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.”
The late Yekusiel ע״ה Kramer has many good deeds and merits going before him, not least of which is his lifelong devotion to my father-in-law the Rebbe of Saintly memory, and to the Lubavitch movement and institutions. He had a major role in facilitating the resettlement of the Rebbe and the Chabad World Headquarters in this blessed land. The Z'chus of it will surely be a source of eternal g[ra]tification for his eternal soul; especially as he sees his lifelong work and spiritual legacy on earth being continued by his near and dear ones, in keeping with the time-honored Kramer family tradition.
May HaShem spare you any sorrow in the future, and may only goodness and benevolence be with you always.
Notes and sources
Source: The Nissan Mindel archives.
Published: Teshura (Piekarski-Samuels, 7 Teves 5785).
Note: The Archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel, the Rebbe’s personal secretary who was entrusted with transcribing the Rebbe’s orally dictated responses, consists of secretarial copies that may not include final edits and corrections, as well as unsent letters.