Three Letters by the Poet Zelda – 1930s-40s

Three Letters by the Poet Zelda – 1930s-40s
Three letters handwritten by the poet Zelda [Zelda Schneersohn-Mishkovsky], addressed to her relative, the young man David Zvi Hillman and his family. [Jerusalem, 1930s-40s].
Warm, personal letters, full of good wishes. Zelda calls the young man "David my dear" and writes in a gentle and tender manner: "I have not written you for a long while, however, I have prayed in my heart for your happiness… you are truly good and have been created to give joy and to receive love and holiness".
Zelda begs him "Do not err… and think otherwise about yourself" and writes that "The worst and darkest sin of man is to think badly of himself…".
She ends the letter with: "Love the G-dliness within yourself and your abilities... I believe in your strengths and future. Yours from the depths, Zelda".
In another letter, apparently sent in honor of David Zvi's bar-mitzvah, she writes: "Today, you are an adult, be strong and take courage, young man. It is very difficult to be an adult. You and I are friends, David, and I now pray for you like I pray for myself, G-d should grant you a pure heart and a blessed creative life. Life can and should be precious and glorious…".
She extends this letter with a letter of good wishes (on a separate leaf): "To you, Mother Devora".
Another letter is written to "Grandmother, Mother and Father" with good wishes in honor of "The time David reaches adulthood": "My heart sends you more and more good wishes, blessing which are not written and are like prayers…".
The poet Zelda (Shayna Zelda) Schneersohn Mishkovsky (1914-1984), member of the Schneersohn family of Chabad rebbes. At the age of 11, she immigrated to Jerusalem together with her parents and her maternal grandfather, R. David Zvi Chen (a leading Chabad rabbi). A short while after their aliya, her father and grandfather died and she and her mother were left bereft without support. These long years of orphanhood left a strong imprint on her poetry.
In 1950, she wed Aryeh Mishkovsky (son of R. Chizkiyahu Yosef Mishkovsky Rabbi of Krynki). For many years, she earned her livelihood from teaching, avoiding the limelight. Although she wrote poetry and stories in her formative years, her first compilation of poetry was only published in 1967 at the age of 53. This anthology was acclaimed as soon as it was published, raising its author to new heights in the world of Hebrew poetry.
The recipient of these letters, David Zvi Hillman (1926-2010), was the son of Zelda's cousin Devorah. He grew to be an outstanding Torah scholar and a renowned Torah researcher (he edited a number of works by Rishonim, was one of the head publishers of the Shabtai Frankel edition of the Rambam, wrote important articles and published the book Igrot Ba'al HaTanya U'vnei Doro, Jerusalem, 1953).
[5] leaves ([6] written pages). 18.5 cm. 25.5 cm. Good condition. Filing holes. Folding marks. Few stains.