(Grand Rebbe of Strikov, 1859-1936). Letter Signed on plain paper, written in Hebrew to Rabbi Moshe Blau.

LANDAU, MENACHEM MENDEL

Thursday of Parshath Chayei Sarah

Zgierz, Poland

1934

Asking for assistance to be extended to Rabbi Shlomo Nachum Sandberg, to whose excellent character the Rebbe attests.

R. Menachem Mendel was the son of R. Dov Berish of Biala (1820-76) and grandson of R. Avraham of Tshechanov (1784–1875). After his father’s passing, R. Menachem Mendel associated with the Chasidic court of Alexander. When in 1910, R.Yerachmiel Yisrael Danziger, the Yismach Yisrael, Admor of Alexander, died without a son to succeed him, R. Menachem Mendel established the Chasidic court of Strikov. Brother of R. Amram Blau, the founder of Neturei Karta, R. Moshe Blau (1885-1946) was head of the Agudath Israel in Jerusalem.