postcard by R. Avraham Mordechai Alter of Gur

Description:
p.c. written to israel Aratten from Krakau to inform him that he intend to come a visit to Krakow and should prepare everything.

Biografia:
Avraham Mordechai Alter (25 December 1866 – 3 June 1948), also known as the Imrei Emes after the works he authored, was the third Rebbe of the Hasidic dynasty of Ger, a position he held from 1905 until his death in 1948. He was one of the founders of the Agudas Israel in Poland and was influential in establishing a network of Jewish schools there. It is claimed that at one stage he led over 200,000 Hasidim.