By the Grace of G-d26th of Nissan, 5732Brooklyn, N. Y.
Illustrissimo Signor Sindaco del Comune de Milano
Aldo Aniasi
Comune di Milano, Italy
Greeting and Blessing:
I am pleased to acknowledge your very kind greetings on the occasion of my birthday. I especially appreciate the warm gesture of sending me the gorgeous and impressive volume "Milano Nelle Vecchie Stampe," which will be a treasured addition to my library.
Your warm gesture and felicitations are particularly welcome and appreciated in view of the fact that our movement has found such fertile soil in your great City, where it is rendering dedicated service to the Jewish community, particularly in the area of education and youth activity so vital in the present day and age.
I can best reciprocate your good wishes by reiterating the Divine blessing given to our Patriarch Abraham, "I will bless them that bless thee." Accordingly, may you and all the esteemed citizens of your great City enjoy G-d's blessings "from His full, open, holy and generous Hand."
Cordially,
Notes and sources
Source: Carbon copy, from the archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Published: Teshurah (Mann-Oster, 6 Adar 5786).
Note: The Archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel A"H, the Rebbe's personal secretary entrusted with transcribing his orally dictated responses, consists of secretarial copies that may not include the Rebbe’s final edits, as well as drafts and unsent letters.