Handwritten Letter by Harav Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl. New York, 1957.
Hagaon Harav Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl (1904-1958) dedicated heart and soul to rescue Jews from extermination by the Nazi persecutors.
In October 1944, Harav Weissmandl and his family were captured and placed on a train headed to Auschwitz, however he survived by escaping through a hole that he sawed in the train. Throughout the next months, he dispatched heartrending letters abroad describing the atrocities and mass murders taking place across Europe. Harav Weissmandl endeavored to obtain funds to bribe the Germans into halting the deportations, although most of his appeals were tragically ignored. Harav Weissmandl blamed Zionist institutions for ignoring his pleas, and throughout the rest of his life, fervently opposed Zionism and the founding of the State of Israel. His chilling descriptions of the Holocaust appear in his books Min Hameitzar and Karasi v’Ein Oneh.
This letter was written during the final year of his life. He thus signs it the name ‘Chaim’ that was added to his given name during a previous illness:
Chaim Michael Dov Weissmandl.
New York. Tu Bishvat, 1957. Letter is written in Yiddish and regards requests for help. Personal stationery. Page size 28×21 cm. Folds.
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