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The Journey to Eretz Yisrael: Documents and Travel Visas of the Satmar Rebbe, and Rebbetzin Feiga, With Their Photos and Signatures.
The Journey to Eretz Yisrael: Documents and Travel Visas of the Satmar Rebbe, and Rebbetzin Feiga, With Their Photos and Signatures.
Documents from the first journey of the Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, to Eretz Yisrael after the establishment of the State of Israel, bearing his photograph and his holy handwritten signature in English in two places.
Official applications from the authorities in New York (Affidavit for Passport) for the issuance of passports to the Rebbe and Rebbetzin.
First Document: The Rebbe’s application for travel to Eretz Yisrael via Belgium, containing identifying details of the passport holder.
Place of birth: Sighet, Romania.
Date of birth: January 13, 1887.
Occupation: Rabbi.
Residence: 500 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
Purpose of travel: Visiting relatives and lecturing (shiurim).
The document also records his height, hair color, and eye color. With two handwritten signatures of the Rebbe in English, as well as the signature of a notary certifying the affidavit.
On the reverse are three official certifications:
1) Certification by the Kings County Clerk and Clerk of the County Supreme Court confirming the identity and position of the notary.
2) Stamp of the Consulate General of Israel in New York granting an entry visa to Eretz Yisrael.
3) Stamp of the Consulate General of Belgium in New York granting an entry visa to Belgium, with a consular stamp.
Second Document: The passport application of Rebbetzin Feiga Teitelbaum for travel to Eretz Yisrael, likewise containing identifying details and a physical description.
Second Document: The passport application of Rebbetzin Feiga Teitelbaum for travel to Eretz Yisrael, likewise containing identifying details and a physical description.
Place and date of birth: Częstochowa, Poland, April 16, 1912.
Purpose of travel: Visiting relatives and accompanying her husband.
With her photograph and handwritten signature. The reverse bears the same certifications and consular stamps described above.
The journey itself took place in Tammuz 1952 and was the Rebbe’s first visit to Eretz Yisrael after the establishment of the State of Israel. The historic visit generated tremendous excitement and enthusiasm among the Chareidi community in Eretz Yisrael.
During this historic visit, the Rebbe strengthened and encouraged his chassidim, fostered the growth of the yeshiva and his other institutions, and publicly expressed his views on the major issues that had arisen following the establishment of the State.
The Admor Rabbi Yoel of Satmar (1887–1979), author of Divrei Yoel, was one of the towering Chassidic Rebbes who survived the Holocaust. Like a pillar of fire leading the camp, he rebuilt Satmar Chassidus from the ashes after the Holocaust and established flourishing communities in the United States and Yerushalayim.
The Rebbe visited Eretz Yisrael six times. His first visit was in 1932, followed by visits in 1945, 1952, 1955, 1959, and 1965.
The Rebbe always traveled aboard foreign ships, since on Israeli vessels Jewish crew members were required to perform work on Shabbos.
Each of his visits generated tremendous excitement among the Chareidi community throughout Eretz Yisrael, and particularly among his chassidim.
During these visits, the Rebbe left a lasting imprint upon his institutions in Eretz Yisrael, through which he disseminated his teachings and opposition to Zionism.
