By the Grace of G-d28th of Iyar, 5720Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Honorable M. Blitz
Mayor of Hackney
London
Greeting and Blessing:
I was gratified to receive a report about your participation in the Lag B'Omer celebration arranged by our Lubavitch Foundation in London. I want to take this means of conveying to you my sincere appreciation for your personal participation in this Lag B'Omer gathering and parade.2
Your presence, as well as your inspiring message, has contributed substantially to the impressive occasion.
I send you my prayerful wishes to continue your services for the public good and for the furtherance of Jewish education and youth work in particular.
With blessing,
Notes and sources
Mr. Morris Blitz served as Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney from 1960-1961.
1) For the Rebbe’s impressions of the parade, see letters dated 11 Menachem Av, 5720 and 20 Elul, 5720.
Source: Carbon copy.
Published: Rebbe Responsa exclusive.
Mayor at the Parade.
London's Mayor At The Lag B'Omer Celebration