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Letter of blessings from the Holy Rabbi Yaakov Chaim of Detroit, son of the Yenuka of Karlin - Letter in Yiddish filled with blessings for a Ksivah V'Chasimah Tovah for the New Year, in the holy handwriting of the Holy Admor Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Perlow of Stolin – “the Detroit Rebbe” – Brooklyn, Fast of Gedaliah, 1936. Presented here is a New Year’s blessing, in Hebrew and Yiddish, printed on official stationery of the Rebbe: “Rabbi Yaakov Perlow – Stolin Rebbe.” On the reverse, the Rebbe writes his heartfelt and detailed blessings with great love, concluding with his holy handwritten signature. Before the signature, his wife, Rebbetzin Chana, added two lines of blessings in her own handwriting. The Holy Rabbi Yaakov Chaim of Karlin, known as “The Detroit’er” (1881–1946), was the third son of the Holy Yenuka of Stolin and the son-in-law of the Holy Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Loiev–Chernobyl in Chudniv. He was not blessed with children. Among the earliest Admorim to settle in the United States, he arrived in 1924 and inspired an atmosphere of spiritual vitality and fervor in divine service following the path of the Karlin dynasty. He directed his heart and efforts toward the younger generation, drawing out the precious from the profane by establishing families loyal to Hashem and His Torah—an extraordinary and rare achievement in the free America of that era. Through his influence, hundreds of Jews observed Shabbat, kept kosher, and embraced Mitzvah observance. Many became strengthened in their fear of Heaven and wholehearted piety. He was known as a lofty wonder-worker, a man of miracles, who drew many followers and whose court attracted multitudes. The father of the holy brothers, the Or Yisrael, said a few days before his passing remarkable words in praise of his six holy sons: “From the beginning of creation it was so: Adam, Noach, Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov—and from Yaakov the tribes of Hashem were spread. We are their roots. With us too: the Rav HaGadol, the Stolin’er, the Malinov’er, the Drovitch’er, and he—these were individuals, and from him the tribes of Hashem were spread.” On another occasion, he said that his six holy sons correspond to the words: ”ומברכין ומשבחין ומפארין ומעריצין ומקדישין וממליכין” (Rabbi Avish Shor, Ketavim, p. 1022). Folded sheet. 2 written pages. 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks.