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Historical! Original Photograph from the First Visit of the Admor the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz to the Western Wall after Its Liberation – 1967 - Original phorograph by the famed photographer Kalman Weiss (Pohoto Weiss) documenting the historical visit of the Admor the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz to the Western Wall immediately after its liberations in 1967. The picture features the Rebbe beside the Western Wall dancing excitedly, alongside his son, the Admor the Yeshuot Moshe, and his grandson the Admor of Belz Shlita. Approx. 18X12 cm. Very good condition. Stamps of the photo on verso of the picture. The first visit of the Rebbe of Vizhnitz to the Western Wall When the joyous news of the Western Wall's liberation on the 28th of Iyar arrived to the Rebbe, the Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz, he began to cry from the sheer excitement. He immediately said that he wanted to be one of the first people to pour out his heart to God there, and he immediately started dancing with great joy. Later, on the 10th of Sivan, he went to pray at the Western Wall. His son, the Yeshuot Moshe, and his grandson, the current Belzer Rebbe, joined him there. Standing by the Wall, the Rebbe tore his garment in mourning. He then clung tightly to the Wall and wept bitterly with deep emotion. After saying several chapters of Psalms, he began dancing energetically to the song 'Yibaneh HaMikdash' for a long time, holding his grandson's hand. Afterward, he travelled to visit Rachel's Tomb and the Cave of the Machpelah. On the 21st of Sivan, the Imrei Chaim wrote to his nephew, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Meir of Vishova, who was staying in Switzerland then. He shared the news happily: ”The Jewish people are flocking to the Western Wall, both crying and celebrating. Thank God, I was there myself with singing and dancing, and I also visited Rachel’s Tomb and the Cave of the Machpelah. It is quiet now in the Holy Land. May God help us not to forget that all of this is a miracle from the Creator, so that we don't say it was through our own power and our own doing”. Throughout the years, the Rebbe often spoke about how much he yearned to be at this sacred place. He even once said, ”I wish I could be there on Leil Shabbat, when people are dancing 'Lecha Dodi' in front of the site of the Temple”. Once, he asked his grandson, the Belzer Rebbe, when he had last gone to the Western Wall. When he was told it had been three weeks, the Rebbe responded: ”If I were younger, or if I lived closer, I would go to the Wall every day”.